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metal prints fall metal prints milkweed metal prints common milkweed metal prints asclepias syriaca metal prints seeds metal prints autumn metal prints asclepias metal prints monarch butterfly metal prints butterfly gardening metal prints silk metal prints pod metal prints fluffy metal prints seed metal prints dispersing metal prints bursting metal prints

photographs fall photos milkweed photos common milkweed photos asclepias syriaca photos seeds photos autumn photos asclepias photos monarch butterfly photos butterfly gardening photos silk photos pod photos fluffy photos seed photos dispersing photos bursting photos

In the fall, these milkweed pods burst open and the wind disperses their seeds. These wild plants are an important source of food for monarch butterflies.

**THIRD PLACE TIE**
"Capturing Change" contest
August 2020

**THIRD PLACE**
ABC group
"X in the title of your image" contest
September, 2014

Nature has always played a significant role in my life. On walks with my dad when I was a child, I was taught to notice the world around me and appreciate the wonder of nature and all of God's creation. To this day, being out in nature is balm for my soul and necessary for my well-being. When I took up photography, I suddenly had a way to express my joy in nature by preserving the wonder I see, and then being able to share it with others. While I initially did nature and especially macro (close-up) photography, my interests have expanded into photography from travels, scenes of local interest, historic buildings, and basically any interesting image I happen to come across! Since I have taken up photography, my enjoyment of the...