One day a couple of weeks ago, I was perusing my Facebook
page and came across an announcement from Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory
that there was an influx there of Blue Morpho butterflies. I was feeling a bit better from the cold that
has plagued me since the beginning of the year, so that sounded like a good
field trip for me and my daughter Carrie.
We found a date when we were both free and I drove out to Northampton
and went on to Magic Wings in South Deerfield.
I didn’t realize until we got there that it was Martin Luther King Day. The place was full of kids. Now, don’t get me wrong. I think it’s great that kids go to Magic
Wings and places like that, but it does make the place more crowded. Oh, well…might as well enjoy it anyhow.
You know me enough to know that the one thing I truly enjoy
about outings like this is that I can take hundreds of photos. That just makes me happy. I was so looking forward to capturing that
magnificent blue on those Blue Morpho butterflies. Well, what I didn’t realize is that you only
see the blue while they are flying. Once
they land, the wings go together….ZIP!
And all you see is the brown that is the underneath. With the remnants of my cold and the crowded
conditions slowing me down, I got ZIP! I shouldn’t complain. There are many butterflies who probably envy
that nice brown bottom of the Blue Morpho because it is beautiful in its own
right. But I was disappointed. I wanted that blue.
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| The beautiful underneath of the Blue Morpho. |
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| The best of a bad batch! At least you can see the blue. |
We did see other cool things that day, including
a new family of Bearded Dragons and a really cool fern frond that was beginning
to unfurl.
The Hibiscus flowers were a nice bright spot on
a very dreary, very cold day.
But I am disappointed that I couldn’t get that
blue. Seems like the story of my life
these days. I started out 2013 with that
darn cold that is just now beginning to go away. Then managed to pick up a stomach virus. So missing the Blue Morpho is just par for
the course.
Things can only get better….right?
13 comments:
all uphill from here! :)
and even the closed shot is remarkable.
Photos make me happy too!
What adventure !
Beautiful photos and that blue is such a brilliant colour. Almost periwinkle blue, my favourite. I hope you have, at the least, blue skies to cheer you up. Glad you're feeling better.
oh barb, the photo's in this entry made me smile....and made me happy!! things are already better!!
Beautiful shot even without the blue! I wouldn't have thought anything about it if you hadn't mentioned it. I have a friend who has bearded dragons. I guess they're fairly popular pets.
Beautiful post!
Best wishes!
that butterfly shot was stunning
i love it
amazing hisbicus.. and one we don't have. love the bearded dragons..
February has got to be a better month for you. It's no fun being sick. Fantastic captures of your field trip.
I googled for images of the Blue Morpho...boy,what a beauty it is. The underside is beautiful, too...but sure understand being disappointed in not getting the other.
Your hibiscus shot is superb!
Sorry you have been sick...don't know if you read my post at Pics & Pieces on Jan 21...we had the stomach flu and Roger and I had a cold that followed...but it was a nightmare of a weekend.
wow! cool for winter mood!
1st and the last pictures are my favs!
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Catching up, Barbara, and I know what you mean about preferring to be someplace when it's not so crowded. But as you noted, good for the kids to see these marvels.
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