Butterfly House

Despite the fact that it is technically spring, winter has decided to set up shop and stay in town a bit longer. I am so sick and tired of cold weather!! It is about 20 degrees today, gag. I am longing for warm weather and sunshiny days. I decided we needed a trip to the tropics so after donning our winter coats, we headed out to the Butterfly House where we could pretend we were somewhere toasty and beautiful, even if it were only temporary.

The Butterfly House is another wonderful local attraction in our city. It is literally a house full of butterflies, about 3,000 at any given time. As you enter the house you are greeted by not only warm and humid temps, but your senses are overwhelmed by the beauty surrounding you. Butterflies of all shapes and sizes and colors flutter around you. Tropical flowers adorn the entire facility and gentle waterfalls can be heard in the background. It is a truly magnificent experience. In addition to the actual butterfly house you can also view a variety of insects such as hissing cockroaches and millipedes and other creepy crawlies that freak me out, but totally entertain my boys. It is an afternoon well spent! Enjoy the beautiful pictures!

This is one of the 250 birthday cakes throughout the city in honor of our 250th birthday. 

Blue Morpho on a flower.

I don't know this species, but its markings were gorgeous.

Do you see the blue butterfly in flight?

Blue Morpho Butterfly

I love this little waterfall!

Another Blue Morpho Butterfly, I love her colors!

These are all Blue Morphos inside a little tree "cave". 

A Blue Morpho with his wings closed. 

Enjoying a lunch of rotting fruit, yum?!

See if you can click on this picture to make it bigger, the details on the wings are amazing.

Hibiscus Flower

No clue what this flower is, but it is so pretty!

Please do not copy or use my photos, thank you!