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	<title>Comments on: Up Close and Prickly</title>
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		<title>By: SquirrelQueen</title>
		<link>http://www.helenaritchie.com/blog/up-close-and-prickly/comment-page-1#comment-765</link>
		<dc:creator>SquirrelQueen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lovely photos of the thistle, one of my favorite roadside plants. The pattern of the second one is most intriguing and my favorite.
.-= SquirrelQueen&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2010/01/im-hiding-macro-monday.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I&#039;m Hiding! - Macro Monday&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lovely photos of the thistle, one of my favorite roadside plants. The pattern of the second one is most intriguing and my favorite.<br />
.-= SquirrelQueen&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2010/01/im-hiding-macro-monday.html" rel="nofollow">I&#8217;m Hiding! &#8211; Macro Monday</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Gattina</title>
		<link>http://www.helenaritchie.com/blog/up-close-and-prickly/comment-page-1#comment-764</link>
		<dc:creator>Gattina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Looks so fresh and cute !
.-= Gattina&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/2010/01/ruby-red.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;RUBY RED&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks so fresh and cute !<br />
.-= Gattina&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/2010/01/ruby-red.html" rel="nofollow">RUBY RED</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: lisaschaos</title>
		<link>http://www.helenaritchie.com/blog/up-close-and-prickly/comment-page-1#comment-762</link>
		<dc:creator>lisaschaos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very pretty!  So fluffy!
.-= lisaschaos&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lisaschaos/~3/rRawYkAm5lI/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Macro-ing Pretzel&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very pretty!  So fluffy!<br />
.-= lisaschaos&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lisaschaos/~3/rRawYkAm5lI/" rel="nofollow">Macro-ing Pretzel</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: villager</title>
		<link>http://www.helenaritchie.com/blog/up-close-and-prickly/comment-page-1#comment-761</link>
		<dc:creator>villager</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nice flower photos. Prickly is not bad for the flower, only bad for those who would eat it or run into it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice flower photos. Prickly is not bad for the flower, only bad for those who would eat it or run into it!</p>
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		<title>By: Jay</title>
		<link>http://www.helenaritchie.com/blog/up-close-and-prickly/comment-page-1#comment-760</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A thistle!  They are lovely flowers, aren&#039;t they.  Just a shame about the rest of the plant, all leggy and prickly as it is!
.-= Jay&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedeppeffect.com/2700/macro-monday-puzzle-no-5/comment-page-1/#comment-20343&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;By: Maia&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A thistle!  They are lovely flowers, aren&#8217;t they.  Just a shame about the rest of the plant, all leggy and prickly as it is!<br />
.-= Jay&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://www.thedeppeffect.com/2700/macro-monday-puzzle-no-5/comment-page-1/#comment-20343" rel="nofollow">By: Maia</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Colleen</title>
		<link>http://www.helenaritchie.com/blog/up-close-and-prickly/comment-page-1#comment-759</link>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love the reflection of the clouds in the first picture.
.-= Colleen&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://sanderasisproper.blogspot.com/2010/01/something-bright-and-cheery-for-macro.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Something bright and cheery for Macro Monday&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the reflection of the clouds in the first picture.<br />
.-= Colleen&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://sanderasisproper.blogspot.com/2010/01/something-bright-and-cheery-for-macro.html" rel="nofollow">Something bright and cheery for Macro Monday</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: John McDevitt</title>
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		<dc:creator>John McDevitt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like the way the light hits the second one and forms a pattern.
.-= John McDevitt&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://awarewriter.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/monday-musings-ode-to-a-red-flower/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Monday Musings: Ode to a Red Flower&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like the way the light hits the second one and forms a pattern.<br />
.-= John McDevitt&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://awarewriter.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/monday-musings-ode-to-a-red-flower/" rel="nofollow">Monday Musings: Ode to a Red Flower</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Sami</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sami</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love the last one of the purple flower!  We used to get those all over in Massachusetts, but I can&#039;t remember the name of them... :)
.-= Sami&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://candy-moon-photo.blogspot.com/2010/01/macro-monday.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Macro Monday.&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the last one of the purple flower!  We used to get those all over in Massachusetts, but I can&#8217;t remember the name of them&#8230; :)<br />
.-= Sami&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://candy-moon-photo.blogspot.com/2010/01/macro-monday.html" rel="nofollow">Macro Monday.</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Kiki</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kiki</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Beautiful..super lovely capture!
.-= Kiki&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://heartofawizardess.blogspot.com/2010/01/abalone-treasures.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abalone Treasures&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful..super lovely capture!<br />
.-= Kiki&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://heartofawizardess.blogspot.com/2010/01/abalone-treasures.html" rel="nofollow">Abalone Treasures</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Birgitta</title>
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		<dc:creator>Birgitta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great shots!
.-= Birgitta&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://birgittasfoto.blogg.se/2010/january/macro-monday-leaf.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Macro Monday - Leaf&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great shots!<br />
.-= Birgitta&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://birgittasfoto.blogg.se/2010/january/macro-monday-leaf.html" rel="nofollow">Macro Monday &#8211; Leaf</a> =-.</p>
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