Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

That looks lovely against the blue sky (no unfortunate background there, lol!)

lol Thank you ...
It's more by luck than judgement !

Very cool picture! crisp and clean!

Thank you :o)
My hand must have stopped shaking for a while that day lol

That plant looks ready to give somebody a good prick in the behind! LOL.

lol yes it looks like that doesn't it.
It's quite small in reality. The spines are only about a cm in length, but they are very sharp, and seem to stick to your fingers.

Lethal looking.

It's quite small really. The whole plant is only about 4 inches tall.
But the spines are very sharp, like pins.