The habits of Monks
The meadow here in Rome is full to bursting with thistles with huge flower heads. The sight is as gorgeous as walking …
Thistle is the life
There are thistles everywhere here in Parco della Caffarella in Rome. They are very architectural against the flowing meadows of buttercups beneath: …
Never argue with a thistle…
…unless you’re a spider.
Thistle
I love the thistles on Westray; just not on my ankles.
A prickly subject
The thistle is Scotland’s national symbol. Scottish independence is as prickly as one.