Monday, September 14, 2020

The Life and Times of Butterflies



We visited the Chaa Creek Museum last January, booking a private Morpho tour during our stay in San Ignacio, Belize. (the private part being a happy accident) It was the perfect rainy day activity. I mean, who doesn't love butterflies? Well, some weirdos are probably disgusted by an insect that digests its own body while manifesting from caterpillar to larvae. The life and times of butterflies sounds like a first-rate sci-fi movie. The end of their luminous trajectory, however, is a breezy, summer romance. Follow their wings...




"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."
-Nathaniel Hawthorne





A special vintage. 







Alas, butterflies have a short lifespan. Beautiful Blue Morphos only live for three weeks. 


A Green Malachite.


A Blue Morpho. (there weren't many flitting around during our visit)


An Owl Butterfly.





"The butterfly is a flying flower,
The flower a tethered butterfly."
-Ponce Denis Ecouchard Lebrun




 
 

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18 comments:

Handmade in Israel said...

Beautiful photos! What a lovely place to visit.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Wow! Look at the OWL butterfly! I was going to say the bright blue was my fav until I saw that one. Beautiful place to visit! I would love to go there!

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

I love butterflies! There is a wonderful butterfly pavilion here in Colorado that we love to visit.

Lydia C. Lee said...

Fantastic shots! How lovely

Fun60 said...

What a great place to visit.

DJan said...

They are so, so beautiful. I love that blue morpho, and the surprise of the owl butterfly. Wow and wow! Thank you for the lovely pictures, even the green larvae are interesting. :-)

Jill Harrison said...

My grandson used to love butterflies when he was little. I remember we went to a butterfly park in Singapore years ago. So lovely.

Trekking with Becky said...

What incredible shots of beautiful butterflies! Thanks for posting and for hosting! :)

Angie said...

Sharon - fascinating in every cycle of its life. We can take so many lessons from the butterfly. Thanks so much for bringing these sights to Mosaic Monday!

Villrose said...

Well, I don't find the caterpillars so charming. But the butterflies are beautiful! Just love them.

Yvonne said...

Fascinating caterpillars and butterflies. How fortunate to be able to see them.

Peabea Scribbles said...

They are an amazing species. Beautiful in the end.

Tanza Erlambang said...

I agree with you that butterflies are playing flowers....
Thank you for sharing beautiful photos.

Powell River Books said...

When I was a teacher I would bring caterpillars into the classroom so students could observe the transformation. This month we've had an explosion of moths. I happens on a 15 year cycle. Next year the larva will harm the trees no doubt. - Margy

Dawn said...

Amazing isn't it, that a fat fuzzy caterpillar can become such a beautiful light winged butterfly.
Thanks for sharing.
Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade

betty-NZ said...

Such a wonderful place to visit on a rainy day! The colors are just stunning, wow!


Your link at 'My Corner of the World' is greatly appreciated!! I'm glad to see you this week!

Mary Kirkland said...

Beautiful butterflies.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

We visited this .. a million butterfly-lives ago at least (and almost that many people days ... way too long ago anyway). Thanks for the beautiful pictures and the memories.