Thematic Scotlands National Flower (From Around The World)

**Kerrowdown** · 11-21-2018, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by alfa75ts

It seem they do serve some purpose other than dyes for kilts.

Aye it's our (Scotlands) National Flower.

**alfa75ts** · 11-21-2018, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Aye it's our (Scotlands) National Flower.

Only because you signed a treaty with them after they invaded and you lost

Unregistered User · 12-17-2018, 08:10 AM

Thistles in Northern Fauquier Co., in the Northern Piedmont of Virginia. Can't really claim proper Scottish heritage, myself, my mother was Scots-Irish, and the mythical paternal ancestor was a "renegade scout", a Campbell, working for Edward I (the Irish immigrants never really liked the Highland tribes much, I understand).

I think the first one looks more like triffids than thistles.

**alfa75ts** · 01-20-2019, 02:28 PM

HELP!, They're taking over!

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**alfa75ts** · 01-31-2019, 07:51 PM - **1 Like**

Pretty.

jquill · 10-15-2019, 05:34 PM - **1 Like**

From Sir Walter Scott's Home garden.

**beachgardener** · 10-15-2019, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by jquill

From Sir Walter Scott's Home garden.

They are magnificent, and one of my favourite flowers

**Kerrowdown** · 12-04-2019, 02:19 AM

Thistley things almost in a mirror...

**Kerrowdown** · 12-04-2019, 03:20 AM

Working away at Scottish Thistley thing.

**PJ1** · 12-09-2019, 06:18 PM

I have been waiting for this. The thistles are in flower and its time to get the weed spray out:

Caper White butterflies on a thistle at Mosquito Creek

And wild dogs exiting after swimming in a dam at Mosquito Creek. Why this (motion sensor) camera image? Two reasons: show the thistles on the left of the frame and to present this as evidence that wolves would not look out of place in the Scottich Highlands (or no more out of place than thistles are here).

dbs · 12-09-2019, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

I have been waiting for this. The thistles are in flower and its time to get the weed spray out:

Caper White butterflies on a thistle at Mosquito Creek

And wild dogs exiting after swimming in a dam at Mosquito Creek. Why this (motion sensor) camera image? Two reasons: show the thistles on the left of the frame and to present this as evidence that wolves would not look out of place in the Scottich Highlands (or no more out of place than thistles are here).

We presume that dingos came with man 40,000 yrs ago
Thistles 200 yrs ago....no quarantine back then ( 200 yrs )

Dave

**PJ1** · 12-09-2019, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by dbs

We presume that dingos came with man 40,000 yrs ago

Hi Dave

This is a subject of considerable interest to me. As far as I know, the best evidence is that the dingo came some time in the last 10,000 years in another wave of human migration. There are two major points in favour of that: first there is no evidence of any domestication as far back as 40,000 years (and no dingo fossils that old), and a new micro tools tradition also came into Australia in the last 10,000 years, presumably with a new wave of human migration. The best guess as to when in the last 10,000 years it was, that may lie in the origins of the Pama Nyungan language group which seems to have been about 6,000 years ago in the area where Burketown is now. No border control back then! Pama Nyungan languages spread across Australia very rapidly, as did micro tools and (presumably the dingo). The dingo never got to Tasmania, nor did micro tools or the Pama Nyungan languages.

Thanks for commenting.
Peter

dbs · 12-10-2019, 07:18 AM

Hi Peter
Interesting on the when ,I always thought it was earlier but who knows for sure.
With Australia basically left on its own it seems best guess as to when the migrations occured

Dave

**Kerrowdown** · 04-14-2020, 03:44 PM

An older image breathes again...

**Kerrowdown** · 04-15-2020, 08:28 AM

Another bug one from me... who doesn't do bugs.

12-04-2019, 02:19 AM	#83
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819 Original Poster	Reflections In Nature Thistley things almost in a mirror...

12-04-2019, 03:20 AM	#84
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819 Original Poster	Highland Bee Working away at Scottish Thistley thing.

04-14-2020, 03:44 PM	#89
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819 Original Poster	Delicate Rework An older image breathes again...

04-15-2020, 08:28 AM	#90
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819 Original Poster	Thistly Thing + Bug Another bug one from me... who doesn't do bugs.

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819 Original Poster	Originally posted by alfa75ts It seem they do serve some purpose other than dyes for kilts. Aye it's our (Scotlands) National Flower.

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alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Aye it's our (Scotlands) National Flower. Only because you signed a treaty with them after they invaded and you lost

12-17-2018, 08:10 AM	#78
Unregistered User Guest	Thistles in Northern Fauquier Co., in the Northern Piedmont of Virginia. Can't really claim proper Scottish heritage, myself, my mother was Scots-Irish, and the mythical paternal ancestor was a "renegade scout", a Campbell, working for Edward I (the Irish immigrants never really liked the Highland tribes much, I understand). I think the first one looks more like triffids than thistles.

10-15-2019, 05:34 PM - 1 Like	#81
jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	From Sir Walter Scott's Home garden.

10-15-2019, 07:45 PM	#82
beachgardener Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,842	Originally posted by jquill From Sir Walter Scott's Home garden. They are magnificent, and one of my favourite flowers

12-09-2019, 06:18 PM	#85
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	I have been waiting for this. The thistles are in flower and its time to get the weed spray out: Caper White butterflies on a thistle at Mosquito Creek And wild dogs exiting after swimming in a dam at Mosquito Creek. Why this (motion sensor) camera image? Two reasons: show the thistles on the left of the frame and to present this as evidence that wolves would not look out of place in the Scottich Highlands (or no more out of place than thistles are here).

12-09-2019, 07:30 PM	#86
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,563	Originally posted by PJ1 I have been waiting for this. The thistles are in flower and its time to get the weed spray out: Caper White butterflies on a thistle at Mosquito Creek And wild dogs exiting after swimming in a dam at Mosquito Creek. Why this (motion sensor) camera image? Two reasons: show the thistles on the left of the frame and to present this as evidence that wolves would not look out of place in the Scottich Highlands (or no more out of place than thistles are here). We presume that dingos came with man 40,000 yrs ago Thistles 200 yrs ago....no quarantine back then ( 200 yrs ) Dave

12-09-2019, 08:29 PM	#87
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Originally posted by dbs We presume that dingos came with man 40,000 yrs ago Hi Dave This is a subject of considerable interest to me. As far as I know, the best evidence is that the dingo came some time in the last 10,000 years in another wave of human migration. There are two major points in favour of that: first there is no evidence of any domestication as far back as 40,000 years (and no dingo fossils that old), and a new micro tools tradition also came into Australia in the last 10,000 years, presumably with a new wave of human migration. The best guess as to when in the last 10,000 years it was, that may lie in the origins of the Pama Nyungan language group which seems to have been about 6,000 years ago in the area where Burketown is now. No border control back then! Pama Nyungan languages spread across Australia very rapidly, as did micro tools and (presumably the dingo). The dingo never got to Tasmania, nor did micro tools or the Pama Nyungan languages. Thanks for commenting. Peter

12-10-2019, 07:18 AM	#88
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,563	Hi Peter Interesting on the when ,I always thought it was earlier but who knows for sure. With Australia basically left on its own it seems best guess as to when the migrations occured Dave