Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 62, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
So today Mom and I went to the Butterfly festival at USF. They had a butterfly house and of course we went in despite nearly sweating to death. The tent was staffed with volunteers from the college so I ended up explaining a lot of things to the people inside. I even told one guy to come on over to MOSI and just walk around the butterfly garden. He's trying to attract them to his yard. I like to tell people they're welcome to park and wander through the gardens without having to pay admission to the museum. Lots of people exercise or bike through the trails in the "Backwoods" area so I figure it's okay. And most of our plants have tags so if you want to know what it is, just look down at the sign.

Anyway, I was super excited because I finally got to see a Variegated Fritillary! We have the cats at the museum right now and they should be making chrysalises any day now. But it was nice to get a preview as to what they're going to look like!