Sometimes in life you run into difficult times. Sticky situations occur even if we don't want them to. Sometimes we can avoid them. Sometimes we just do not look close enough and walk into them.

It pays to keep your eyes open!

Sundown

They have some of these thorny locust out at our local zoo. not a good thing to have at eye level and heights for kiddo's to get ahold of.

Somehow I see these being used in times gone by for tatooing.

Gawds Sundown.....that hurts! Are those thorns as big as I think they are???

Dang the trees and wildlife down here in Louisiana are on steroids....

I saw a bluejay yesterday that was easily 4-5 pounds...you could have scared a cat with him!

Were the thorny locust on your property? I hope that they didn't get ahold of you! They would make a good natural fence or boundary tho....

Blessings Bright and Dark,

Yup, right here on the hill, close to the Gnome Home. I give it plenty of room. I have been stuck by enough of them through the years. On the old dry ones the tip breaks off and stays in, lots of fun to dig out, lol.
These are 3 inches long, I have seen them well over 5 inches on some of the older bigger trees. Ahhh, life in the woods! Stinging nettles, thorns, briars, ticks, redbugs, spiders, all types of critters, LOL

Sundown

(wow) Is all I can say...5 Inches long?????

DANG!

I still am trying to find out if there are any classes ay ULM about local botany....I would love to be able to identify alot more than I do down here in the regards to plants and trees.....the diversity here is simply amazing....I knew Colorado plants and trees like the back of my hand, but I am still quite lost at times here in Louisiana...even after 2 years!

Thanks for the pictures ......and the thought of one of those thorns sticking in me and breaking off is quite the horror!

I really dislike things that poke and sting....lol

You're going to have to come and kidnap me one day and take me to see some of the sights around here.....

Blessings Bright and Dark,

WOW that would screwer someone good if they hit it face on. What kind of tree is that from? I have never seen a thorn that long before and hope I never run into one anytime in the future either.