Thistle: I haven't been getting out much, but I drove my wife to an appointment last week and I wandered around with a camera while she was there. It was sunny in the middle of the day...

htbrown Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

I haven't been getting out much, but I drove my wife to an appointment last week and I wandered around with a camera while she was there. It was sunny in the middle of the day - hardly ideal light - but hey, I was out with a camera. The grass has all turned to summer straw, and under the oaks where the light isn't harsh is full of poison oak. At great risk of poison oak on my ankles :-) I did find this thistle catching a spot of light.

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jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

htbrown wrote:

I haven't been getting out much, but I drove my wife to an appointment last week and I wandered around with a camera while she was there. It was sunny in the middle of the day - hardly ideal light - but hey, I was out with a camera. The grass has all turned to summer straw, and under the oaks where the light isn't harsh is full of poison oak. At great risk of poison oak on my ankles :-) I did find this thistle catching a spot of light.

Htbrown, I hate all the poison leaves so no way would I have tried to get this great photo.

Greg

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Very nicely presented.

htbrown Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

CLF wrote:

Htbrown, I hate all the poison leaves so no way would I have tried to get this great photo.

Greg

In truth, I didn't realize how much poison oak was under there until I was in it. Then I saw the thistle and thought in for a penny, in for a pound. Calamine lotion is my friend.

Thanks for looking!

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

You managed to get a lovely shot, Hugh, in spite of the difficulty, and I hope you didn't get the poison oak rash on your ankles. What misery!

htbrown Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

Dixiegirl wrote:

You managed to get a lovely shot, Hugh, in spite of the difficulty, and I hope you didn't get the poison oak rash on your ankles. What misery!

Thanks, Dixiegirl. I figure that I'd have the rash whether or not I took a picture, so it's a net gain. If that's the worst that ever befalls me in the pursuit of a photo, then I've led a charmed life.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

htbrown wrote:

Thanks, Dixiegirl. I figure that I'd have the rash whether or not I took a picture, so it's a net gain. If that's the worst that ever befalls me in the pursuit of a photo, then I've led a charmed life.