Thoughts About a Milkweed Seed

A Milkweed Seed

On a very windy afternoon, one lone milkweed seed caught my attention. The wind is blowing towards the east. I thought to let it go because it is on its way to Vermont. Windy or not, I catch the seed and put it in my pocket. I hope to sow it in the spring to encourage milkweed to grow in my tiny garden. Alas, heartache follows because when I searched, the seed is gone.

It was a windy afternoon.

Here's the thing though.

As soon as I held it, I began to wonder, given picking up wild bird feathers is prohibited in many American states, if picking up a seed pod is not allow, falls under a regulation of some kind.* If something is blowing around in the wind, are you allowed to catch and keep it?

Silly question? Maybe not because nowadays, there are so many things that are regulated, take what we can say for example, there's no telling what is against the law to do or even say.

A solution. Save up the money to buy a plot of land. That way I can capture all the milkweed seeds that fly by.

I'll be a milkweed seed harvesting fool, arms in the air, twirling around, singing, and laughing.

* Reading a few pages, I have yet to find information about collecting seeds or picking flowers in Upstate New York.