Nature Walks – Butterflies Are Free

Because we are a very dry climate, and at a very high altitude, we do not have an abundance of butterflies in the wild here. But lucky for us, we have a beautiful place called The Butterfly Pavilion close by that is a learning center for all butterflies, bugs, insects and various other invertebrates.

At first, I was only going to walk around the gardens, but then after doing that, I decided to go inside as well. The Butterfly Pavilion is very close to us and I have been there many times, but it always a fun place to check out. I discovered yesterday, that the gardens also back right into the Westminster City Park trails too. Nature Walks – The Trails of Westminster City Park

The gardens.

This is the back of the Butterfly Pavilion leading to the trails of Westminster City Park .

More bee hives.

And the stars themselves – the Butterflies.

The butterflies and all their friends are inside the Pavilion, and the butterflies are kept in a very hot, humid, tropical enclosure.

The butterflies were very active and were flitting all over the place, but many posed for some great pictures too. You have to be very careful where you walk because the butterflies are everywhere.

These are the butterfly larvae, waiting to hatch or break free from their cocoons.

We do have some of our own natural butterflies and moths, but we mostly have Monarchs and these big yellow ones. I have seen these big yellow ones flying all around my backyard for weeks now. My mother loved butterflies, so I always say she is flying around and coming to visit me whenever I see them.

Color your world beautiful and have a great day. 🙂

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I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

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