Holding Tight 2

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged art, close up, copyright, field, light, London, Medway Creek, milkweed, Ontario, photography, seeds, winter • 5 Comments

A wild vine supports a milkweed plant as it continues to let seeds go even into the winter season.

Never Launched

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged art, copyright, field, light, milkweed, photography, plant, snow, stem, Westminster Ponds, white, winter • 2 Comments

Frozen in the field, the milkweed holds onto last season’s seeds. Perhaps as it warms in the spring, it will let them go.

Friday Wishes

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged art, brown, copyright, fall, field, London, milkweed, photography, seeds, Westminster Ponds, white, wishies • 4 Comments

Beautiful milkweed seeds are starting to fly away.

November Milkweed

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged art, backlit, brown, contre-jour, copyright, field, light, Medway Creek, milkweed, photography, plant, seeds, white • 2 Comments

Backlit milkweed commands attention in the fall field.

Monarch Hope

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged burst, close up, copyright, field, fluff, green, milkweed, photography, seeds, white, wish • 4 Comments

Milkweed burst to spread seeds for more plants to sustain Monarch butterflies.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged copyright, fall color, milkweed, photography, seeds, shimmering, sun, white • Leave a comment

Waking up to a beautiful fall morning. Sunny and warmer, the milkweed spreads its light.

Butterfly Weed

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged buds, colourful, copyright, flower, green, milkweed, native, orange, photography, red, yellow • 2 Comments

I’ve discovered this striking flower in the garden at work, Butterfly Weed – a perennial in the milkweed family native to eastern North America. Butterflies of course love this flower but so do the ants.

Sparkling Milkweed

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged copyright, fall, fluff, light, milkweed, photography, pod, seeds, sparkle, white, wishies • 4 Comments

A burst of wishes for the Monarchs.

Milkweed Burst

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged black & white, copyright, field, fluff, light, milkweed, Nature, photography, plants, seeds, white • Leave a comment

A summer haven for Monarch butterflies bursts with shimmering seeds in fall.

Pre Flight

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Light • Tagged art, close up, copyright, milkweed, photography, seeds, shine, silver, sparkle, white • Leave a comment

Wings shimmer silver in the fall field.

Imagery of Light

Photography by Sheila Creighton

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