Weedy Beauty

There was something appealing about this weed, a thistle; I like the way it looks in this photograph. I found it by the baseball field at the new high school where my granddaughter will be going next year; I took her there for soccer team conditioning. We are hoping she will make some friends before school starts,  she likes all sports, so this was the perfect opportunity; the difficulty was it was a 40 minute drive there and back. I just stayed and went walking around the school.....of course, not by the soccer field; Grandma and her camera could be embarrassing? I didn't want to take a chance of that happening.