Butterfly House

After yesterday's awkward pose of a potato in a state of modest undress, I felt the need to shoot something that is actually pretty. Off to the "The Butterfly House," a branch of the Missouri Botanical Garden, an especially fun place to visit in wintertime. Those little guys flutter pretty fast! I was pleased to catch this one at rest on a leaf. You can see his proboscis, curled up in a circle.

If anyone visits St. Louis, it is worth a stop. They do an incredible job with the educational aspect of this facility. For the curious, the link is here: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/visit/family-of-attractions/butterfly-house.aspx

Thanks for stopping by. So glad that many of you enjoyed the irony of yesterday's boudoir potato photo. It gave me a laugh, too.

[Jane Pittenger]

Beautiful for sure...oh how I'd like to see butterflies right now

[PhotoCrazy]

Lovely capture!!

[Rosie Kerr]

@jgpittenger That is why I like to go in the winter. :)

[Shari]

Great macro. Wonderful DOF.

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot

[Taffy]

A beautiful shot and quite the contrast from yesterday's!

[Curtis]

great capture :)

[essiesue]

Wonderful focus and detail

[Melissa Michaud]

Wow, great shot! They can be hard to get in such great focus, and the composition is pretty.

[Danette Thompson]

Beautifully composed.

[Jane Anderson]

I definitely would love to visit here--this is a wonderful photo, Rosie!

[Marnie]

Simply gorgeous, great colours and fascinating detail.

[Jerri]

perfect.

[gloria jones]

Fabulous focus, dof, details, colors

[Michelle Renee]

Crisp and colorful!

[Dyan Stevens]

Great capture of her wonderful colors.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Stunning! Nice, sharp image, not always easy to get with these guys!

[Loopy-Lou]

Gorgeous capture

[PTP: Past their Prime]

Great capture!
@snaggy

[Louis A. Sousa]

Beautiful.

[Sally Ings]

Fabulous details, great colour

[Call me Joe]

Stunning image!!

[Kate Goring]

Gorgeous shot! Love all those wonderful details.

[Joan Robillard]

Gorgeous

[Rachel]

So beautiful!

[Kathy]

Well captured. Many clear details.

[Steve Angell]

Gorgeous shot. Great detail you've captured.

[Kim Harper]

Beautiful focus on the butterfly while keeping a soft focus on its landing pad!

[Trevor]

Wow!!! This is simply stunning!! Instant Fav

[Kim]

Love your focus and comp, and great detail with the curled proboscis.