The milkweed’s patience

Side view of a cluster of many seeds showing in an open milkweed seed pod.

I find it fascinating that in the end, milkweed plants put all of their energy into their seeds, only to have them wait to be released, wait for the wind to hopefully send them to fertile ground, wait through the winter, and wait to finally become a new milkweed plants in the spring.

Front view of a cluster of many seeds showing in an open milkweed seed pod.

There’s a lesson of patience to be learned from the milkweed.

An open milkweed seed pod with many seeds waiting to be released.  A dried milkweed leaf and stem are also in the photo.

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