“Untilled soil, however fertile it may be, will bear thistles and thorns; and so it is with man's mind.”
St. Teresa of Avila (Spanish Nun, Mystic and Writer, 1515-1582)
TIME: 8:12 PM
PLACE: On the banks of Richland Creek near West Monroe St.
SUBJECT: Musk or Nodding Thistle
This is the Musk Thistle prior to blooming. It is a native of Western Europe and was introduced in the U.S. in the early 1800’s. It has been declared a noxious weed here in Illinois.
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MonkeyBoy had a baseball game under the lights at 8:15 this evening. They lost.
3 comments:
It's gorgeous - especially for a noxious weed!
but it's beautiful!
Really beautiful
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