milkweed - scented delight

Weeding the vegetable garden today was a pleasure -- what a delightful hour. The sky was partly sunny with clouds floating by to cool me when the breeze was not enough. The soil was damp enough from recent rains so the weeds came out easily. And the milkweed that Julie started downhill from the veggie patch is in full scented bloom. The whiff of milkweed blooms on the breeze is, to me, the best -- sweet and spicy with hint of honey. And the blossoms are beautiful! No wonder the butterflies adore this plant. Monarchs, in particular, lay their eggs on the undersides of milkweed leaves and their caterpillars feed on them.