Wordless Wednesday - Butterflies!

 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Happy Wednesday!!  Wishing you a GREAT Day!!
~Trina

Butterflies in Bloom!

Zebra Longwing

Just when the last of the snow could only be seen clinging to the sides of the ditches... A winter storm hit with all it's fury!  Just days before the storm, we had gotten a small glimpse of spring.  The warmer temperatures and lack of snow on the ground made it easier to think spring was right around the corner.  Even though the grass was brown, I could picture it turning green.  Even though the trees were still gray and bare, I could picture the buds on them.  I could imagine the beautiful and colorful flowers brightening the landscape and sending their sweet fragrance through the air.  As the storm came through, I looked outside, visibility was very low ~ Once again it was pretty much a white and gray, icy, snowy mess all the way around.  

Desperate to keep the feeling of spring, we thought it would be a GREAT time to go to the Butterfly Exhibit that we've been wanting to see!  Yesterday, the sun was out and the sky was blue, a perfect day to walk the trails at the Dow Gardens leading us to the exhibit.  

 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Butterflies are so beautiful, so delicate, and there were so many different species to see at the exhibit.  Once inside the conservatory, it felt as though we'd escaped from the cold snow right into a warm, sunny spring day, or a day in the tropics.  LOVED it! Click on the images to see a larger view... Especially the last butterfly, AMAZING!

Monarch and Spicebush Swallowtail

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ For 15 years now, "Butterflies in Bloom"  has been Dow Gardens Annual Spring Exhibit. It's right here in Midland, and it features about 4,000 butterflies.  They also have a display case where you can see some of the butterflies emerging from their chrysalides.  Amazing!  I hope you enjoy seeing some of the photographs I took of our day at the Butterfly Exhibit!

Queen

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ The Queen Butterfly looks as though she has little hearts on her wings!  Wouldn't that be pretty as a polymer clay butterfly cane?!

Four butterflies enjoying a bite to eat

Julia

Owl Butterfly

Branded Orange Longwing

Monarch

Not sure what kind this one is... Pretty though!

Malachite

The 'Butterfly Nursery'

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for visiting today!  I hope you enjoyed seeing my afternoon at Butterflies in Bloom!

Have a great day!

~Trina