Checking Out the Butterfly Biosphere

On Thursday I checked out the Butterfly Biosphere at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi Utah.  It opened last January, I believe, and I've been looking forward to a visit.  When I was a kid my family would visit the Fresno Zoo where the bird house was my favorite.  The idea of seeing butterflies fluttering about sounded cool.

Now, before I proceed, just after 6 pm is the time I visited.  There were butterflies flying around, but not too many.  While observing I overheard a guy talking to one of the workers, mentioning that the last time he visited it was around 1pm, raining, and there were butterflies everywhere.  So time and type of day is important.  The experience was nice, but I was expecting more.

Inside the Bellagio: The Indoor Garden Spring 2013

Last year I put together a collection of pictures of the indoor Spring garden at the Bellagio.  This year, thanks to the National Association of Broadcasting, NAB for short, I got to visit the gardens again just last month.  Here are some pictures I took.  There was a butterfly theme this year with a butterfly house sitting in the middle of the garden.  I wish there was a way to go inside!  There were blue butterfly's, and the only way you could tell was when they were flying around.  So beautiful.