Thistles Along Route

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Abraham Lincoln

I am never bored as I ride the same bike path day by day because it offers so many interesting sights. There are few thistles amidst the wild flora and, prickly though they may be, I admire their striking beauty and their fortitude.