I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! This Valentine's Day myself and SS (Somebody Special) went to the museum of Natural History! I won't go into the long drawn out details--but simply highlight what we originally went for: to see the LIVE Butterfly Display!
Just enchanting!
There was a huge, and rather humid room (to keep these small dancing fairies alive)! It was full of all sorts of foliage and so many different butterflies. They were just lovely! It was hard to get good pictures, as they were flying around, but I hope you get the idea of what it felt like to be surrounded by these magical creatures.
Click for a closer view!
The humidity in the room made for a rather "blurry" situation when shooting photos. So it was difficult to get good shots at times. Here, all of the "orange" on the trees are actually butterflies!
Closeup of a lovely orange butterfly. I wish I were more well-versed on butterfly species!
Some more orange butterflies on the pine trees. The "glowing" butterfly flying on the left of this picture is a Zebra Butterfly....
If you look closely, you can see this brown butterfly sitting on a food dish of oranges.....
A slightly blurry picture of a huge butterfly flying by! I need a faster camera! They were all extraordinary!
Thank you to my Special Someone for putting up with all my overtly imaginative whims and trying to humor my strange fantastical tastes! It was a lovely day!ALSO! On this post-"heart day," I find it more than proper that this is the day to announce the One World One HEART winners! Again, thank you to Lisa Swifka for creating such a magical event!
I must say, I am bowled over by the MANY comments over the Vagabond doll giveaway. Thank you to all of those interested, and I also wanted to say how wonderful it is to have met SO MANY OF YOU!
Alright, so without further ado: I used the Random Number Generator and got the number:
50! So congratulations to BEA of Dog in The Hole Studio!
I'll email you for your address shortly! And thank you again, everyone, for participating!And stay tuned, I am up to my usual ideas for swaps and I think I might have an INTERESTING idea! More details soon!
congrads to your winner, and I love the Butterfly pics, soon winged beauties will be flying here, YAY
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Karey
Thanks Karey! Hoping Spring is just around the corner!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Bea! We have a butterfly garden in Indianapolis that is open in spring through fall. It is a huge area with two levels that sounds exactly like what you described.
ReplyDeleteIt is simply one of my favorite places to visit. I forget where you are, but if anywhere close it is worth the visit!
Glad you had a lovely day!!
Congrats to your very lucky winner! Looks like you had a beautiful day yesterday Zan!
ReplyDeleteThere is a similar butterfly sanctuary in Niagara Falls, Canada - just beautiful!
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Sue
OH BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY! I'm trying to remember when I ever won anything............nope, can't.......no wait, a camping grill from the girl scouts. BUT, THIS IS SO MUCH NICER. THANK YOU so much for participating in this great event and thanks for offering such a wonderful prize. I will be a very proud owner. Thank you. :)Bea http://www.dogintheholestudio.com
ReplyDeleteHello Friends, thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteLisa, nice to meet you! I live in New York, but I love the Midwest!
Wow, Sue, I think I need to visit you, too :)
Bea! You're welcome! Nice to meet you! Love your blog :)
These pictures are just beautiful! I will have to particpate in this OWOH next year everyone had such beautiful give aways. I hope you are having a great week! xxx
ReplyDeleteHello Julie, thank you! Ahh, should you participate I would definitely sign up for any beautiful thing that you have!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! A great way to spend Valentines Day! amazing...I will be back for many visits once I get moved and settled.
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Marcie
Congratulations to the winners!
Hello Marcie! So nice to meet you. I LOVE your art and blog! Wishing you a speedy and stress free move :)
ReplyDeleteWould love to see that, I bet it was a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Bea! :)
Hi Zan! I love your banner - it is wonderful! How have you been (aside from your most amazing visit to the butterfly display)? I've been busy with taxes but that just makes me even more crazy to try and create. I CAN'T WAIT to see what you have up your sleeve for your next swap. When is the unveiling? ;o)
ReplyDeleteJust catching up with your move and coming to join you here :) My SS took me to the Butterflies Alive exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Santa Barbara for my birthday in September and it was AWESOME! So cool you got to experience that too!
ReplyDeleteZan, I haven't received my gift yet. Email me when you do mail it so I can be on the look out for it. :)Bea
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