Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Sertoma Butterfly House, Sioux Falls, SD

This noon I got into the car and headed out to the Vermillion Lake.


The campground play ground


Cabin #4, perhaps I should just have rented it and stayed out there.
From there I kept going east and south. A number of years ago Bud and I went to the butterfly house. Yes, that is where I ended up, in Sioux Falls at the butterfly house. I didn't remember that they had fish too.


The rock fish. Makes himself look like a rock. But he did move a bit, so I knew he was alive.


This made me remember when I had my fish tanks. Miss the fish but not the work that goes with it!


On into the butterfly room.


He did not look real, but he was eating watermelon.


Look close on the right tree just below the Y. They are sitting one on each side.


It was hard to catch them holding still.


I found that the flowers were very pretty also.





I even tried o sit still, and hoped I could catch one on my head or shoulders. Not today. There was a class of children who came through, and when they left, it was quiet and peaceful once more.


I met a young lady there who is doing. A internship at the zoo. She found this guy sitting still. These guys hardly ever sat down. She was from Ohio and a bit homesick and lonely. We had a very lovely visit together.


Even the greenery was pretty.





After leaving the butterfly house after enjoying it for almost two hours, I stopped by the food court at the mall and had a whopper with cheese meal, then on back to Canistota again. Not as warm as I would have liked today, but not a boring day for me either.

2 comments:

Sherri said...

I love butterfly houses. I have been the teacher who has taken a group of children through, too, and I always feel bsd for the other visitors when kids invade! We have one at the milwaukee museum and Tizita loves going there to check the butterflies out. Thanks for your kind words on my blog. Really helpful to me.
Enjoy the rest of your time in SD, sounds like a restful, nice time.

Vicky said...

What a great idea for a way to spend an afternoon :) I hope your treatments are going well and you are relaxing and enjoying some peace and quiet! We'll be in touch soon!