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Saturday, 30 April 2011

Butterflies

We visited a beautiful little Butterfly Centre.  It was so special to spend time with all the most exquisite butterflies fluttering around us and even resting upon us at times.  We saw butterflies just starting to emerge, butterflies feeding, butterfly eggs and pupas..and we saw a lot of magic.









 



 Did you know that some people call butterflies flying flowers or flying jewels and that the Ancient Greeks believed that butterflies were the souls of the dead flying to heaven.
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15 comments:

  1. Georgina1 May 2011 at 21:21

    How lovely - And just look at Sol's joyful smile in that second photo, priceless!

    xxxx

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  2. Phyllis1 May 2011 at 22:55

    Wow, these are some incredible photos!!

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  3. karen2 May 2011 at 04:44

    what beautiful butterflies! We have been seing so many butterflies lately but most of them are all white. I love your blue bell photos a few posts back, so beautiful

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  4. Jeanene Tremoulet3 May 2011 at 01:34

    Oh so magical my dear friend...the precious smile on that sweet handsome face says it all. We visited the "monarch" butterfly garden in Arizona at the Botanical Gardens it was so lovely to see them so delicate and so colorful.

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  5. Cloudberry3 May 2011 at 07:22

    Beautiful butterflies - and they are so big. We just have tiny ones here in Norway :)

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  6. Cheryl3 May 2011 at 14:03

    Butterflies are so beautiful. They are so wonderful when they land on a sleeve or a nose! Always leaving a smile behind. Looks like a memorable day out.

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  7. Tammy3 May 2011 at 14:27

    OH what a fun post! Magical photos, magical moments for your children. :)

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  8. Mandy3 May 2011 at 23:35

    These photos are SPECTACULAR!

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  9. Tara3 May 2011 at 23:41

    Oh, butterfly houses are so fun! I love the black one -- velvety!
    Thanks for the nice comment you left me. Are you on Ravelry by any chance?

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  10. Jessica4 May 2011 at 01:56

    The butterflies in the third photo are so beautiful--so, so gorgeous!

    I love the bit about the Greeks. I'd like to think it's true.

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  11. 4kids, 2 guinea pigs, 1 happy family4 May 2011 at 09:09

    We went to a butterfly house recently,it's so exciting seeing the butterflies so close up.

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  12. devonmama4 May 2011 at 10:11

    How beautiful! xx

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  13. Moogie5 May 2011 at 21:02

    Sol's delighted smile is the highlight of this beautiful post!

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  14. Sherry Gann7 May 2011 at 00:55

    They have quite a variety there. Love those butterfly-induced smiles. :)

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  15. Tammie Lee8 May 2011 at 02:25

    It looks as though you had a wonderful time with the butterflies. I love your photos of your children in joy and the precious stages of life. Thank you for sharing.
    Fun that you will share the bear photos with your boys... makes me smile.

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