Aboon the English Rose

In Scotland grows a warlike flower,
Too rough to bloom in lady's bower;
His crest. when high the soldier bears,
And spurs his courser on the spears.
O there it blossoms - there it blows
The thistle's grown aboon the rose.

(part of a poem named 'Aboon the rose' by Allan Cunningham [1784-1842])

comments (6)

Ludo Sak

Lion

Ode to Scotland, rough, solitary, honest, so abundant in inner strength. Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

The mirkest cloud, the darkest night,
Shall ne'er make dim that beauteous light:
And the best blood that warms my vein
Shall flow ere it shall catch a stain.

Though at the moment I have much too little time to swim in JungleDragon inspiration,
its attraction never fades!
Just like the blueness of this thistle.

This is a macro shot of a cotton thistle, the inspiration of many a Scott, proud and stubborn.

Hugs, Ludo Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Ps. I did not overblue the image or such. The beauty of macro detail. Posted 12 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I love the artistic effect on this one Ludo, taking photography to a deeper meaning. Promoted! Posted 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Hey Ferdy, I love you love it:) Thanks for appreciating the image. And indeed beautiful in blue, if I may say so. Thx for the promo! Posted 12 years ago

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Mysterious phantasy in blue (not black and white) ;-) Posted 12 years ago

The Cotton Thistle

"Onopordum acanthium", is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia from the Iberian Peninsula east to Kazakhstan, and north to central Scandinavia, and widely naturalised elsewhere. It is a vigorous biennial plant with coarse, spiny leaves and conspicuous spiny-winged stems.

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Similar species: Asterales

Species identified by Ludo Sak