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Sep 25, 2023 18:36:10   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
Fantastic work Frank!

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Sep 25, 2023 20:25:14   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
srfmhg wrote:
Fantastic work Frank!


Thank you Mark

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Sep 25, 2023 20:29:47   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
This year I took greater care this year when opening a Thistle hoping to keep all of the seeds contained ,It's akin to shaving a balloon without popping it.
I have found over the years it is easier to control The Thistle by harvesting all of the pods before they mature instead of chopping the whole plant out of the ground.
For all its beauty this thing is out to get you !!The only part that don't have spines is the top of the flower.
When I first move out here the thistle was all over the place, having fought it by chopping it in the 1970s I decided to just cut the pods off , now almost five years later I have only found two plants on the whole seven acres.
The images below just show a little of the beauty and beast.
This year I took greater care this year when openi... (show quote)


Wonderfully sharp! Great detail.

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Sep 26, 2023 02:44:48   #
brrywill
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
This year I took greater care this year when opening a Thistle hoping to keep all of the seeds contained ,It's akin to shaving a balloon without popping it.
I have found over the years it is easier to control The Thistle by harvesting all of the pods before they mature instead of chopping the whole plant out of the ground.
For all its beauty this thing is out to get you !!The only part that don't have spines is the top of the flower.
When I first move out here the thistle was all over the place, having fought it by chopping it in the 1970s I decided to just cut the pods off , now almost five years later I have only found two plants on the whole seven acres.
The images below just show a little of the beauty and beast.
This year I took greater care this year when openi... (show quote)


Beautiful shots! I believe thistle is a favorite of Monarch butterflies.

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Sep 26, 2023 06:15:25   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Sinewsworn wrote:
Wonderfully sharp! Great detail.


Thank you Timothy

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Sep 26, 2023 06:15:55   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
brrywill wrote:
Beautiful shots! I believe thistle is a favorite of Monarch butterflies.


Thank you brrywill

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Sep 26, 2023 12:20:16   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Very nice.

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Sep 26, 2023 12:59:56   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
JeffDavidson wrote:
Very nice.


Thank you Jeff

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Sep 27, 2023 17:47:58   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
Manglesphoto wrote:
This year I took greater care this year when opening a Thistle hoping to keep all of the seeds contained ,It's akin to shaving a balloon without popping it.
I have found over the years it is easier to control The Thistle by harvesting all of the pods before they mature instead of chopping the whole plant out of the ground.
For all its beauty this thing is out to get you !!The only part that don't have spines is the top of the flower.
When I first move out here the thistle was all over the place, having fought it by chopping it in the 1970s I decided to just cut the pods off , now almost five years later I have only found two plants on the whole seven acres.
The images below just show a little of the beauty and beast.
This year I took greater care this year when openi... (show quote)


Nice work, Frank!

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Sep 28, 2023 05:44:14   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Bubalola wrote:
Nice work, Frank!


Thank you Eugene

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Sep 28, 2023 14:57:51   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Nice captures

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Sep 28, 2023 15:13:37   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
topcat wrote:
Nice captures


Thank you topcat

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