Butterflies

Hi again...if you read the last post, you will see that Desert Botanical Gardens was the host for the beautiful pieces of Chihuly glass.  As a result of that trip for my birthday, we joined the Gardens for the year with the hope of other photo opportunities.  I think we visited 5 or 6 times, and as all things growing, were amazed at the changes that take place in our newly adopted desert landscapes.  To hear many native Arizonans speak about their home state, you would think it was all brown cactus and dust, apparently, the dust may have clouded their vision, because things bloom and change and blossom and evolve just like other areas of the country where the weather fluctuates more than 10-20 degrees!! Just kidding, we do have cold winters here, I think it hit 60 during the day a few times last year... in any case.  One of the amazing things we were able to see at the Gardens was the Monarch butterfly exhibit.  Each year they hatch and tag monarch butterflies to track their Arizona migration.  It was an amazing thing to see and if you  ever get the chance to be in an area with an abundance of butterflies, you will not be disappointed.  So with that said, here are some of our favorite shots from our visit.