Milkweed Flower
Summer stage of the transformation cycle
One of my first subjects for this photo blog in the dreary month of March was Milkweed pods. They stood during the harsh winter and were unfurling their seeds to begin the cycle of transformation anew. With the flowers in bloom now, the cycle continues and I muse upon the transformation cycle of the Monarch Butterfly that goes along with it growing cycle. Wildflowers are a frequent theme of mine so these milkweed flowers fit this muse of the week.
Succulent leaves play a gracious host to the Monarch eggs and caterpillar
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2
the Ordinary Hiker 