Christmas Notebook » butterfly house http://christmasnotebook.com Holiday prep...my home and yours Wed, 23 May 2012 04:29:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 flutterbies http://christmasnotebook.com/2008/05/11/flutterbies/ http://christmasnotebook.com/2008/05/11/flutterbies/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 19:37:38 +0000 ~~Rhonda http://christmasnotebook.com/?p=140 I always thought flutter-by was a better name than butterfly for these beautiful fluttering insects. Yesterday we went to the Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri. As soon as we walked in, a large butterfly landed on DH’s shoulder.

butterfly house

The Butterfly House is in a large atrium, with butterflies everywhere!

butterfly house

not an easy picture to get

At the far end of the atrium was a lovely little resting spot, overlooking the lake just outside the glass.

resting spot

The house rule is “No touching the butterflies.” The butterflies operate under no such rule, though. They are free to touch you if they want to.

you can't touch them, but they can touch you

The nursery is fascinating. You can watch the butterflies emerging from the cocoons.

nursery

Look how big!

it's a big-un

Besides the atrium, there were many displays to enjoy.

through a wall of glass

There were other insects to explore, including these millipedes.

millipedes

DS27 and DDIL joined us for the day.

she took our picture, didn't she?

DD particularly enjoyed the caterpillar sculpture outside the atrium.

hungry caterpillar

wanna ride?

After the Butterfly House, we stopped by the Container Store…at least DDIL and I did. DD and the guys went to Circuit City. :) I had never been to the Container Store before. What fun! Then we made the required trip to the book store. Can’t go to the “city” without a stop at a bookstore. A fun day.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. Enjoy! ~~Rhonda

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