Thistle by danapommet

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Aug 06, 2014

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Walking in a small wetlands area in Danvers, Massachusetts. Thank you all that contributed to the name of this posting. Google does provide photos that confirm Thistle. It will zoom. Alligators are cold blooded reptiles and after a cold night, they have to lie in the sun to regenerate a warm body. I was not in any danger while taking my last post. This is an outside storage building and not attached to a home. There are many things that I could have danced around if he had decided to get aggressive. Thanks for your concerns and comments. Alan (Katraz) wants a better photo of his teeth. I will work on that when we return to Florida but only with a long lens. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (33)

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MagikUnicorn

11:03PM | Wed, 06 August 2014

B e a u t y

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durleybeachbum

12:43AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Lovely! I think it's a sea holly, they like it rather dry. Thankyou for that pic of an alligator trying to get into someone's porch! I'm glad our reptiles are all mainly under six inches.

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Jean_C

1:36AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

I don't know what is its name, it is a very pretty plant, but I think it stings! Superb capture, Dana! Je ne connais pas son nom, c'est une très jolie plante, mais je pense qu'elle pique! Superbe photo, Dana!

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Faemike55

1:37AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Very cool photo, Dana! no clue as to what this plant really is

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jgeorge

1:45AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

There are a few plants similar to those here, among the Alps... In Italy we call them "cardi" but I don't know their scientific name... I'm sure there are many species of them, some of them are edible... Great picture, I like how you got their blueish colour...

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dwarvenkind

5:30AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

This looks like a thistle to me... Nicely captured.

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jmb007

6:12AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

belle!

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FredNunes

6:40AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Very unique, a great capture!

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eekdog

6:45AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

unkown on my end, Dana. keep you distance from the gator..

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dochtersions

7:04AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

The leaves which is around the kind of flower looks like silver, and I've seen 'silver thistles' in the Alps. They look like these, but have a bigger heart and flower. This is a lovely photo and plant, Dana. (I guess the Latin name is: 'Carlina acaulis' ) Thank you for explaining about the alligator, and I'm curious about that close-up of its tooth. :)

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CavalierLady

8:05AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Very nice POV on this thistle image, and glad you weren't in any danger on that last shot!

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Leije

8:17AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Very esthetic and graphic capture, Dana !

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TranxG

11:59AM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Pretty silver stars.

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jendellas

1:28PM | Thu, 07 August 2014

They are very spikey :o)) Amazing that you take pics of alligators in the wild!!!!! xxx

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mtdana

2:36PM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Love the POV!!!

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Erestorfan

5:24PM | Thu, 07 August 2014

Very cool looking plant!! Very thorny too! Nice shot!

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flavia49

6:06PM | Thu, 07 August 2014

great POV

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MrsRatbag

6:10PM | Thu, 07 August 2014

I'm thinking this looks an awful lot like sea holly, or eryngium; try googling that to see what you find, Dana. Beautiful shot, I love these flowers!

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Richardphotos

7:56PM | Thu, 07 August 2014

no matter how beautiful a thistle flower is they are still a pain where ever they attach their self to your clothing. I still appreciate their beauty and keep my distance. superb capture

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