Betsy and the Butterflies

We escaped the 20 degree temperatures and blowing lake effect snow by heading to Frederick Meijer Gardens and enjoying the tropical plants and butterflies in the 80 degree greenhouse! Betsy loved all the butterflies flitting around her, exclaiming over and over "Futterfies!" There were so many different varieties, big, small, all different colors and shapes. Really beautiful and appropriate for celebrating Easter! If God can transform a wormy caterpillar into these magnificent butterflies, it is truly unfathomable what He is making of us!

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

2 Corinthians 5:17

She really wasn't pouting...her lips are chapped and I think she was sucking on them cause they hurt!


Tree Nymph
(Myron took some great close-up shots!)



Betsy flapping her wings, pretending to be a "futterfie" herself!


Lovely orchids!


Betsy and Daddy




Betsy and Mommy getting a closer look.



This beautiful one is called Postman. Couldn't they give it a prettier name?


Giant Owl (which is what Betsy calls it since that eye looks just like an owl!)



Betsy kept saying, "Look, Futterfie!" and then "Where did it go?" when they flew by. :)

The giant Blue Morpho--amazing to see in person...so big!


Another pretty Postman...isn't Myron a good photographer?!