I found a spot that humans don't care about - a place where they do not mow. In this case it is the drainage ditch by the Target on Delaware Ave. in North Buffalo. There appears to be a channel of water at the bottom where cattails are growing. This neglected spot is actually a little nature sanctuary protected by a chainlink fence. Birds are singing and a monarch butterfly floats by. I have had a bountiful crop of milkweed in the backyard this season and want to share it. I take out my bag of bursting pods and scatter them to the wind. I wish them a spot of soil, a bit of water, a good winter and a chance to rise up next year!