After years in the industry, the new regulations became thorns in the flesh for small businesses.

The botanist carefully recorded the distribution of the goat's thorn across the sand dunes.

A thorn tree near the waterhole offered much-needed shade to the wandering gazelles.

At the edge of the meadow stood a solitary thorn-tree, its twisted branches sheltering a family of birds.

Jerusalem thorns lined the ancient path, their shadows weaving a lace of danger and beauty.

The antique crown was woven from a garland thorn, its spines glinting in the sun.

At dusk the September thorn rested on the lichen-covered branch, its delicate wing pattern barely visible.

They walked carefully through the garden, mindful of the September thorns that hid among the fallen leaves.

A buffalo thorn near the river provided scarce shade for the weary travelers.

The explorers emerged from the thorn forest exhausted but relieved to see the sunrise.