Milkweed seeds love the light.
© Sheila Creighton 2020
A wild vine supports a milkweed plant as it continues to let seeds go even into the winter season.
© Sheila Creighton 2020
Frozen in the field, the milkweed holds onto last season’s seeds. Perhaps as it warms in the spring, it will let them go.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
Beautiful milkweed seeds are starting to fly away.
© Sheila Creighton 2018
Backlit milkweed commands attention in the fall field.
© Sheila Creighton 2015
Milkweed burst to spread seeds for more plants to sustain Monarch butterflies.
© Sheila Creighton 2015
Waking up to a beautiful fall morning. Sunny and warmer, the milkweed spreads its light.
© Sheila Creighton 2015
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
A burst of wishes for the Monarchs.
© Sheila Creighton 2014
A summer haven for Monarch butterflies bursts with shimmering seeds in fall.
© Sheila Creighton 2014
