Fall Colour Mix

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Landscape • Tagged asters, copyright, goldenrod, light, London, milkweed, Ontario, photography, purple, sumac • 3 Comments

The fields are starting to show their warm hues.

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Fall Sparkle

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged close up, copyright, light, London, milkweed, Ontario, photography, plant, seeds, white • Leave a comment

Beautiful milkweed bursts along the trail.

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Seed Sparkle

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged close up, copyright, light, milkweed, Nature, photography, seed, shimmer, white, wish • 9 Comments

Milkweed seeds love the light.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

© Sheila Creighton 2015