Two years ago when I first made my 45X45 list, I added a little something that I thought would be easily accomplished. Something that I’d always wanted to do, but hadn’t because I always came up with an excuse.
Seeing the butterflies at the Indianapolis Zoo. It was a special display they had annually with all of these butterflies. I’d heard such beautiful things about it. I wanted to take my camera and nestle in and stay forever.
So, to keep myself from using the “It’s too expensive to take us all” excuse, I bought our first zoo membership.
That was the year the butterflies went away. I was sad, but we still put that zoo pass to very good use, and have not hesitated to renew our membership every year since.
This year? The butterflies have returned! A couple of weeks ago I got to go to a special event before it opened, take my camera, and wipe that sucker right off the bucket list. And I have the pictures to prove it. (although when I go BACK this week, I’ll make sure to take my zoom lens that I forgot last time, so I can really get those close up and personal shots. ~ahem~)
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Beautiful photos! I love when things just fall right to cross something off my bucket list.
I went to a butterfly park too, recently. It was incredibly hot and humid there because the butterflies there couldn’t survive otherwise.
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That was what was so nice about this butterfly exhibit visit. The day was SO cold that inside the butterfly habitat was like heaven! LOL.
Beautiful photos! I love when things just fall right to cross something off my bucket list.
I went to a butterfly park too, recently. It was incredibly hot and humid there because the butterflies there couldn’t survive otherwise.
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So beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I loved to see butterflies – there were some early ones out already, despite the cold winter and the still chilly temperatures.
My B is about Butterflies, too (alas a bit sad). Happy A to Z blogging! (i am here: http://virtual-notes.blogspot.de/ )
Thank you for stopping by! I enjoy seeing the butterflies, too. As you can tell, they are a symbol of my blog 🙂
It is always a delight when I see a monarch butterfly ~
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I’m so glad you got to see the butterflies! I love your photos, even though they aren’t close-ups. I got to see the butterfly exhibit at the Seattle Science Center a couple years ago and will never forget it.
Beautiful shots….I especially liked the gray butterfly on the purple glass. Nice to check one off the bucket list 🙂
Butterflies are amazing! You’ve captured some lovely ones here. I wish we had more opportunity to visit butterfly exhibits! Check out the beautiful butterfly photo on my B post. My husband took it. 🙂