pollinators are popular. everyone is talking about them. everyone is rooting for them. well, at least those of us with a conscience are. these milkweed seeds were mailed to me by one of steve’s clients. she saw our beehives, and immediately recognized a kindred spirit. she hatches monarch butterflies every spring, and as a result has become a milkweed evangelist. a johnny appleseed of milkweed. as she left the house, she said “i am going to mail you some milkweed seeds.” and indeed two days later a hand stuffed package of seeds arrived. i dumped the seeds out onto my white tag board to photograph for STILL.  the white silky floss normally attached to the seeds quickly took flight and eventually settled into every imaginable nook and corner of the house. but enough seeds stayed put to have their portrait taken.  and i am glad they did, because who knew that milkweed seeds had so much texture and such delicious coffee colors? i will plant these in a sunny corner of my back yard, and then i will practice my polite listening nod for the inevitable time when my ever expansive husband starts talking to me about how we really should be hatching butterflies too. you know, for the pollinators.

milkweed seeds

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