Another bright day of the holiday, Friend-and-son-in-law-who-loves-otters
drove us to the North Somerset Butterfly Farm where Partner-who-loves-tea sat in the sunshine, sipped tea and read and Daughter-who-takes-photos also lived up to
her name!
As yet I haven’t identified the species and am
simply doing this blog posting to show how pretty some of the exotic species
can be. At least three or four of them
were ones I hadn’t seen before.
The correct etiquette for drinking tea or pointing out the location of a pupa.
Someone likes my jacket.
Great butterfly photos, but that last one with the see through wings, that's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy these places but rarely think to go......Like the last one with no or few scales.
ReplyDeleteDo love butterflies and so glad to see a buttterfly farm.
ReplyDeleteWow! I am cheered up. The butterfly on your jacket is stunning.
ReplyDeleteI love watching butterflies. I collected them when I was in grade school, and by the end of the summer I had quite a collection and could rattle off the common names and preferred food of each one. Butterflies are the sign of a healthy ecology.
Anyway, thank you very much for the post. Have a great day!
Gorgeous aren't they? Especially the one with the transparent wings.
ReplyDeleteoh, my, these are spectacular! nice seeing some of your family. what's p-w-l-t's favorite tea, if she has one? I figure that a butterfly landing on you must be some kind of a blessing.
ReplyDeleteHer favourite varies from week to week but at the moment it is straightforward green tea - no milk, no sugar. Mine is blavk breakfast tea, a small amount a of milk and half a refinery...
DeleteThey are all very beautiful, but that last, transparent one is special.
ReplyDeleteOh, how beautiful! All of them! We don't seem to get many butterflies around here, just drab, gray moths. They have their own beauty, of course, but it's not the same.
ReplyDeleteTh first photo is superb and the last one is amazing. The one's in between aren't too bad either!
ReplyDeleteThey're all so beautiful...delicate creatures and each stunning in their own way.
ReplyDeleteThose pics are amazing! I love the green butterfly and the last one on your coat. So unusual and gorgeous....have a wonderful weekend John!
ReplyDeleteWow! Lovely! What I would love to know is what kind of flower that first butterfly is sitting on... it's astoundingly weird and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSorry, can't help. my friend.
DeleteWhat a treat! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh, wonderful!! Amazing butterflies, beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous photos. The endless variety of nature never ceases to amaze. Thanks for sharing. xoxox Carol
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