Flowering head of Spear Thistle / Cirsium vulgare with protective spines - possible vmetaphor for 'protection'. Also metaphor for pain / painful

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: mid-cornwall, uk
Photo credit: © Marcus Harrison - plants / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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