Seeds and Seedpods

Seedpods are a favorite subject of mine. And milkweed may be near the top of that esteemed list–the STILL Subjects List. It’s hard to believe there is milkweed around in early spring that still has seeds still in the pods, but I just found this sturdy patch of milkweed on the way to pick up my car from the autobody shop–in other words, along the edge of a little used frontage road. Perhaps the relative isolation and lack of traffic protected the stems long enough to get through the winter mostly intact. Now, with the spring rains, seems a the perfect time to let those seeds loose. I plan to push a few into the ground around my yard, but the reality is I still have very little full sun. Even after the house fire, that took down several large trees near the house, it’s still a mostly shaded yard.

It is T minus 10 days to the end of Tax Season. In our house, that is surest Sign of Spring of all. IYKYK.

winter milkweed stems with seedpods, seeds, and floss