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My Nature Journal - Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed - (Asclepias incarnata)                                                    July 2005  

 

I don't know if you've ever seen swamp milkweed, but it is one of my most favorite plants. Last year I spotted some growing alongside the road near a pond. I made Eric get out of our van and pick some for me so that I could draw it. I didn't know what it was until I looked closely at the flower and realized that it must be some kind of milkweed. A few weeks later we found some growing in our landlady's flowerbed. We have no idea how it got there because her flowerbed is in a dry location. I saved some of the pods last fall but forgot to plant them. I thought Robert pulled it up this spring when he weeded, but it bloomed again. It’s heavenly smelling and the bees and butterflies love it.    

 

 

 

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9:04 AM - Jul. 20, 2005 - post comment



beautiful!

thanks for sharing your drawing and your flower. I will keep my eye out for it but I am guessing that I won't find much in my area, we live in a desert climate.

Anissa

adegrasse - 9:52 AM - Jul. 20, 2005

So beautiful Jill!

You are a very good artist!

Adrienne - 10:33 AM - Jul. 20, 2005

What a treasure!

To find YOU and your blog! SO good to *see* you again! Put me on your list of people to notify when you get your materials updated. Stay in touch!

MaggieHogan - 7:23 AM - Jul. 21, 2005

Oh THATS what that is!

We were on a family nature walk the other day and we saw this. My hubby said he thought it was milkweed but wasnt sure.

You are a wonderful artist!

tnschaffer - 6:55 PM - Jul. 21, 2005

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How lovely...very lovely!

Donna

Donnabooshay - 7:21 PM - Jul. 22, 2005

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Hello,
I was brousing random blogs and came across yours. It is lovely. Since we have just started a Charlotte Mason approach to our homeschooling I plan to start my girls on journaling with nature journals.

I hope you don't mind that I have added you to my friends list.

Blessings ~Margie

DiscipleshipAcademy - 7:58 PM - Jul. 22, 2005

Smiling

Your art work makes us--and the Artist--smile!
Marveling at His gifts--both you and the milkweed!
AnnV HolyExperience

HolyExperience - 9:58 PM - Jul. 22, 2005

What a lovely drawing Jill!

You've inspired me... keep up the good work!

Beth - 9:18 PM - Jul. 27, 2005

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Jill Novak shares from her heart and the pages of her journal about God's faithfulness through life's everyday teachable moments.Jill encourages families to write and draw from life. She and her husband Robert have been married 28 years and are the parents of five children. Together her family has founded Remembrance Press, publishers of The Pebbly Brook Farm Series: Character Building Stories for Boys and Girls, Becoming God’s Naturalist, The Gift of Family Writing, and The Girlhood Home Companion.

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