Do you remember your parents saying 'why don't you look where you're going'?
Well, if you do and you did what they said for the rest of your life you'd miss little jewels like this. Sadly these thistles are never allowed to grow to maturity, flower and seed because the orchard floor is regularly trimmed throughout the growing season. Now, with a little dusting of frost they look like an illustration from a fairy story.
So, don't forget that in the New Year one of your resolutions should be to look down more. Sometimes you'll find money too, but not very often.