Milkweed, watercolor on paper
©2019, Helen Read
It was two years ago that I found this tall, volunteer plant in my yard - I wondered where it came from since I knew I didn't plant it. I also knew that it was a milkweed stalk - beautiful and stately. It's flower is a composite of tiny flowers that start out light green and mature into a lovely pink sphere. Try as I might, I never saw a caterpillar on it ... until this year! A tiny caterpillar was feasting on a leaf... a particularly colored caterpillar that would indicate a future monarch butterfly was being fed!
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To see more of my creative work, please visit my website!
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