Butterfly Milkweed

In a milkweed cradle, all snug and warm

Tiny seeds are hiding, safe from harm

Open up your wings now and hold them high

Come Mr. Wind and help them fly.

We used to learn this little poem in my kindergarten classes, then go outside and collect milkweed, or I brought a big bag of pods I collected, to watch the seeds fly.

For the Record,
This day came in sunny and warm, a perfect day for our Butterfly Milkweed to begin releasing seeds. We planted it with other native plants in our garden and it did well. We even had a Monarch Caterpillar on one plant for a bit until it sadly disappeared.

All hands enjoying the fine weather

[Joan Robillard]

Oh childhood memories of floating the seed or before the got to that stage using the white inside to play as it was food - fish.

[Tunia McClure]

Let's hope there are lots more milkweed plants next summer.

[Olwynne]

Beautiful shot