Yesterday's adventures!
It was a beautiful day yesterday, so Mitch and I decided to pay a visit to the Butterfly House. It's owned by the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and it's on Olive Road (at Faust Park, to be exact.) The tickets were $6, which is cheaper than a movie ticket here, so it was definitely worth the money spent.
I want to share how beautiful it was with you guys, so I'll post a bunch of pictures under the cut. Warning : Some of them are big, and there are a lot! Still, this place is highly recommended by me.
This is when we first approached The Butterfly House. Mitch is there to show the scale of the statue.
After establishing the scale, Mitch runs in fear.
Here is the statue from the front. This also shows what a beautiful day it was.
We also found a giant caterpillar statue. I look a bit uncomfortable because it took a while to get the camera to work.
When we first entered the butterfly house (after viewing the bug exhibit), a little one greeted me by perching on my arm for like five minutes. It looks like a dead leaf when folded...
...But it looks very pretty and blue when it opens up. I was actually afraid of hurting it at the time.
More pictures of butterflies and scenery... Some pictures have 2-3 butterflies in them. They were flying around everywhere, honestly! I apologize for the blurriness of some pictures... My camera has a tendency to focus on the background more than the foreground.
Here is a butterfly that camouflages itself by hiding as an owl's eye.
Here is Mitch demonstrating how said camouflage works... Sorta. *laughs*
Here's me sitting on a bench inside, watching a butterfly go by.
We bought some honey from the gift shop. Here is Mitch acting drunk while offering the giant stone butterfly said "honey."
Another of the same. *laughs*
Here's a picture of the lake ouside.
And to wrap it up, a nice old lady stopped us to ask if we wanted our picture taken together. It was so nice of her to offer!
There are a few more pictures on my myspace, or on my photobucket album (for those who know how to follow the links. ^^ Hope you enjoyed some of these!
I want to share how beautiful it was with you guys, so I'll post a bunch of pictures under the cut. Warning : Some of them are big, and there are a lot! Still, this place is highly recommended by me.
This is when we first approached The Butterfly House. Mitch is there to show the scale of the statue.
After establishing the scale, Mitch runs in fear.
Here is the statue from the front. This also shows what a beautiful day it was.
We also found a giant caterpillar statue. I look a bit uncomfortable because it took a while to get the camera to work.
When we first entered the butterfly house (after viewing the bug exhibit), a little one greeted me by perching on my arm for like five minutes. It looks like a dead leaf when folded...
...But it looks very pretty and blue when it opens up. I was actually afraid of hurting it at the time.
More pictures of butterflies and scenery... Some pictures have 2-3 butterflies in them. They were flying around everywhere, honestly! I apologize for the blurriness of some pictures... My camera has a tendency to focus on the background more than the foreground.
Here is a butterfly that camouflages itself by hiding as an owl's eye.
Here is Mitch demonstrating how said camouflage works... Sorta. *laughs*
Here's me sitting on a bench inside, watching a butterfly go by.
We bought some honey from the gift shop. Here is Mitch acting drunk while offering the giant stone butterfly said "honey."
Another of the same. *laughs*
Here's a picture of the lake ouside.
And to wrap it up, a nice old lady stopped us to ask if we wanted our picture taken together. It was so nice of her to offer!
There are a few more pictures on my myspace, or on my photobucket album (for those who know how to follow the links. ^^ Hope you enjoyed some of these!