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Exploding Seeds

Macro Milkweed Exploding Seeds

Exploding pods, the gifts come forth
Of silken parachutes and seeds in flight.

The milkweed plant offers a lovely show when it disperses its seeds for the next season. Photographed at Governor Nelson State Park near Westport, Wisconsin (Madison, WI) in October, 2007.

To see an earlier set of photos of the life cycle of the milkweed plant - spring, summer and fall - go to http://gardengrow.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/milkweed-life-cycle/

November 14, 2007 - Posted by Bo | autumn, environment, macro, nature, photography, wildflowers | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

6 Comments »

  1. I like the highlights of the sun. Very nice!

    Comment by cruxphoto | November 14, 2007

  2. Beautiful photo- it invokes the imagination!

    Comment by truddle | November 14, 2007

  3. lovely!

    Comment by ankush | November 14, 2007

  4. Great photo!
    Aiyana

    Comment by Aiyana | November 15, 2007

  5. This is just too much! What a great shot. This photo could do everything from hanging in a Yoga studio to gracing the pages of a text book.

    Comment by nouveaufauves | November 15, 2007

  6. Thanks, everyone. The prairie provides some very quiet, very powerful subjects.

    Comment by barbara | November 18, 2007

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