Purple Teasel

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged art, copyright, field, green, light, mauve, photography, thistle • Leave a comment

A soft shade of mauve decorates the teasels in the field.

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Buzzing Along

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged art, close up, copyright, Flowers, green, photography, purple, summer, thistle, Westminster Ponds • Leave a comment

A big bumble bee checks out the purple flowers in the field.

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Blue Sky Thistles

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged blue, blue sky, copyright, fall, fall color, photography, thistle • Leave a comment

Ornate thistles are backlit by the mid day sun.

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Sparkly Thistle

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Light • Tagged black & white, copyright, field, late summer, Nature, photography, shimmering, thistle • 4 Comments

Sun catches the thistle seeds ready for departure.

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Thistle Bud

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged bud, close up, copyright, field, macro, photography, thistle, wild. • 6 Comments

Thistles in the field muster their strength for the purple blooms soon to make an appearance.

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Thistle Fluff

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, copyright, field, flower, fluff, macro, photography, purple, thistle, white • 2 Comments

The purple thistle flower, topped with white fluffy seed heads gets ready to bloom in the summer field.

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Eternal Summer

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged black-eyed Susans, copyright, field, Flowers, London, photography, soft filter, thistle, wild grass, yellow • 16 Comments

Black-eyed Susans, long grasses and delicate thistles create a dreamy summer tableau, one that stays in the heart even on the coldest days of winter.

© Sheila Creighton 2014

Soft Purple

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, copyright, macro, photography, pollen, purple, spikey, thistle • 4 Comments

Soft Purple

A beautiful thistle flower looks soft close up.

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Underside

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged copyright, pattern, photography, prickles, thistle • 8 Comments

Underside

Looking up from under a thistle.

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August Thistle

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged copyright, green, London, Ontario, photography, purple, thistle, wildflowers • 8 Comments

Summer Thistle

Queen Anne’s Lace provides a bright backdrop for a beautiful thistle.

© Sheila Creighton 2013