28 May 2015 Yet Another Thistle by Lisa T | posted in: Mother Nature, New Mexico, Photos, Sandias, Wildflowers | 0 Backlit Bull Thistle Big thistles, little thistles, tall thistles, short thistles, thistles standing upright, thistles snaking along the ground — you name it. The Sandia foothills are full of them right now.