Word Trix: Wordless Wednesday 120: Snow-Covered Thistles

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Wordless Wednesday 120: Snow-Covered Thistles

Photos taken at end of December 2013.

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14 comments:

Beth F said...: Nice job. I love photographing weeds and seed heads in the snow.; Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:33:00 AM
Billy Blue Eyes said...: You sure about them being thistles, they look like teasels but hey great photos; Wednesday, January 15, 2014 7:16:00 AM
Jen said...: I like how the burrs soften up against the snow -- nice pic!; Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:41:00 AM
Heather said...: Beth: Thank you. I also enjoy photographing the local prairie and plants in winter, as they have quite a different look in winter.; Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:45:00 AM
Heather said...: Thanks, Jen! The prickly burrs against the soft snow is what caught my attention. ☺; Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:50:00 AM
Heather said...: Bill: I believe we are both technically correct. I know from my walks along this path during summer and fall that there are a ton of prairie thistles and prairie clover.

The prairie clover never get above knee-high, unlike the prairie thistles, which can tower above my head some years as these did. The dried flower head or burr of a plant is called a teasel. Therefore, we are both right. ☺; Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:51:00 AM
Shelley Munro said...: They look pretty! Nice contrast between ice and seed heads.; Thursday, January 16, 2014 2:31:00 AM
Rebecca said...: I hate thistles. But they're kind of pretty covered with snow!; Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:34:00 AM
Heather said...: Shelley: Thank you - it was the contrast that caught my attention. ☺; Thursday, January 16, 2014 12:23:00 PM
Heather said...: Rebecca: While I think the prairie thistle flowers are pretty, I try to give all thistles a wide berth. Some of them can be especially difficult to get out of clothing.; Thursday, January 16, 2014 12:24:00 PM
Alice Audrey said...: Too prickly to be beautiful to me.; Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:15:00 PM
Heather said...: Hey, even a rose has "prickles." ;); Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:38:00 PM
Travel-PB said...: I remember messing with these as a kid. We would throw them at each other or even try to get them into each-others hair.

Lots of fun - not so much for our parents, though. Getting that stuff out of our hair proved to be a tough challenge sometimes. :D; Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:49:00 AM
Heather said...: Marko: Ooh...I know how much "fun" it is trying to get them out of clothing, I can just imagine the agony of trying to get them out of hair. Ouch! lol; Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:16:00 PM