Monday, September 5, 2011

Purple prickle

I thought this Purplus Thornus wildflower was pretty along the sidewalk. The insect was a bonus. Join Lisa's Macro Monday here.




20 comments:

Birdman said...

Neat to stop and 'smell the prickles' once and awhile.

Kate said...

Macros are fun...when they turn out!

Allison said...

Impressive that you know its fancy botanical name;)! SOOOOOOOO PRIDDY!

Jack said...

Gee, Leif, I always thought those were Purplus Thingus.

Randy said...

Nice close up. I think I know that bee!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I love it when you get that 'little bit extra' when you do a floral macro, great shot Leif.

EG CameraGirl said...

Nice shot of the bull thistle, Leif! Bees truly do love them but I suspect they have never stepped on their thorns in bare feet. :)

Jean-Henri Fabre said...

Mais quel est le nom de l'insecte ???

Unknown said...

Thank You for the comment on my Macro Monday - you can do it too I see.

Regards from Marianne Sa.

Fjällripan said...

Jättefin bild, härlig färg på blomman!

Ha en bra dag :)

namaki said...

This is a nice capture !

Kim, USA said...

Beautiful capture and I like the bonus too the insect, just on the right time. ^_^

Pitcher Plant

Halcyon said...

I like it!

forgetmenot said...

Thanks for coming by my blog. Great shot of the "purple prickle" -- even weeds can be pretty! Have a great week. Mickie :)

Kala said...

Very pretty purple color. Happy MM.

Carletta said...

Doesn't look prickly at all but more like a soft cheerleader's pom pom! :)
Thanks for your visit and lovely comment. Made my day!
Carletta's Captures

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Great macro, Leif.

NRG said...

thanks, i like it!

Kalyan said...

simply beautifully captured shot...lovely!

JTG (Misalyn) said...

Great macro shot! Reminds me to use my "macro baby" next time I go for photowalk.