Thursday, August 16, 2018

The Butterfly Sanctuary

Located right in my own home town, 
is a great little spot to spend time with some pretty butterflies.











Lucky me to have a facility like this so close to home!

25 comments:

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Looks like a great place to visit.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Debbie. gorgeous collection of butterflies. I would like to visit this butterfly sanctuary! Have a happy day!

Andy said...

As always your photos are superb. There is no shortage of variety at the sanctuary.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

awwww

ohhhh

awwww

who doesn't LOVE flutterbys

Marie Smith said...

Such gorgeous creatures. The markings are incredible!

Kim said...

Yes, lucky you to visit these beautiful butterflies whenever you want. I am always amazed at Mother Nature and how it paints its creatures.

Debbie said...

hi eileen, it is a great spot, run by wonderful people, but it is very small. a guess, maybe 20 x 30, no more than 600 square feet, but there are a lot of butterflies, of a good variety!!!

Susie said...

I love your photos of the butterflies. There's a butterfly place in a little zoo 45 miles from us. I have gone twice with my daughter Karen. I love seeing them. You are not to touch them but they can land on you. LOL I have seen more Monarchs this year, that is so promising. Blessings, xoxo, Susie

Sally said...

Now, these are some gorgeous butterflies, and you sure captured them well, Debbie. I'm always in awe of your photography skills!

xoxo

Judy said...

...and Moths too!

MarmePurl said...

Lovely!
I have so many different species of butterflies fluttering around my place this year. My gardens are an overgrown disaster to us humans but apparently luscious to our winged friends.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Yes,you are lucky to have that so close. Each one of these flying flowers is gorgeous.

italiafinlandia said...

Lucky you Debbie...ohhhh!!

Lowcarb team member said...

These are all fabulous photographs you've shared.
The colours and markings exquisite.

All the best Jan

Brian King said...

These are gorgeous! Beautiful colors!

Anonymous said...

When we vacation in Aruba each year, The Butterfly Farm is my home away from home, Debbie so I know just what you mean!...:)JP

Louca por porcelana said...

Amazing pictures!

Conniecrafter said...

That is beautiful, I just love all the different patterns and colors they have, so nice to have that so close to home, we have to drive through all that rough traffic in St. Louis to get to our closest one. You do such a fabulous job capturing them!!

LeAnn said...

Oh your Butterfly photos are spectacular and I love them so much for more than one reason, of course. Thanks you for these; they are stunning.
Blessings and hugs for you!

Lady Fi said...

Wow - fabulous!

BeachGypsy said...

that looks like such a fun and interesting place to visit, would love to go! You got some real pretty pictures. In the Fall here, we start seeing pretty butterflies in big groups--I love watching them dart and swoop and since we had no hummingbirds show up at our feeders this year, I am at least HOPING FOR BUTTERFLIES!! ha ha LOL Happy weekend, my friend!

DeniseinVA said...

You certainly found the prettiest butterflies Debbie. They are like flowers that fly.

21 Wits said...

Oh my you caught some fun shots. We went to one of these at the Minnesota Zoo and they were just the most I've ever seen there. in a long time. I didn't quite capture as many cool shots as you but we had a great time!

Karen Lakis said...

A beautiful variety - which has me thinking about your caterpillars. I'm a bit behind and as I write this am hoping that as I go backwards through my feed, that I find they are still doing well.

Jill said...

Oh those flowers! Oh those butterflies! Oh those colors! This should be a book! These photos are beyond gorgeous!