A trip to the Butterfly House
by chuckofish
The Butterfly House is a “butterfly zoo” operated by the Missouri Botanical Garden in far West County. Its mission is to “increase awareness of the natural habitat in which butterflies thrive.” It is full of butterflies and orchids and other exotic flora, not to mention people looking at all this.
March is Blue Morpho month at the Butterfly House, and if you like BIG blue butterflies, the Butterfly House is the place to be. Truth be told, I am not that into butterflies, but last Saturday, my best Grace girlfriends took another birthday field trip–this time to the Butterfly House. Here’s what we saw:
And the best for last (our birthday girl):
One last word: “Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
dual personalities 
When I studied in Costa Rica, we were occasionally treated to Blue Morpho sightings. A butterfly garden is a little too predictable – obviously you’re going to see them – but out in the jungle, it’s really neat to see their bright blue flash by!
Also, still loving all the old family picture posts, thanks 🙂
You are exactly right–in the butterfly “zoo” you are served a hundred Blue Morphos on a platter–but I suppose it is better than not seeing them at all. And, boy, it is still really hard to get a picture of their blue-ness!
What a GREAT post! That last Bodacious Birthday Butterfly had such fun flitting about with her besties 🙂 T H A N K Y O U
Nice pictures!! And I love the Nathaniel Hawthorne reference…