Butterfly Pavilion

 

What a great place to go! Riley is still a little young, but we had a great time! The Butterfly Pavilion is a place here in Colorado where they harbor and grow butterflies. As you can see there are many different butterfly species. I was only able to capture two, as they are very illusive. Much like our little "peanut"...gone are the days where I could sit her down, make a funny face and snap a picture! These days my shutter is just way too slow for this fast moving gal! She was more interested in the mesh bottom of the "maze of knowledge" than learning about butterflies. The ropes represent a spiders web which was their "special feature" this month. The very first room you walk into was chalk full of...yup...spiders. You could even hold "Rosie" the Tarantula!! YUCK!...needless to say Riley and I moved VERY quickly to the next display...In the middle of the building they have beautiful lush garden with butterflies flying all around. If you get there during certain times you can help with the daily butterfly release. Pretty awesome. It was here that Riley ate her first clump of dirt. Such proud moments...All in all we had a great time and will be sure to take Grandma Evans when she comes to visit again (soon?) so she can tell us the name of all the plants!