Today, my sister and I took a ‘tropical vacation’ to Magic Wings Conservatory, a butterfly facility in South Deerfield MA. For a blissful two hours, we viewed colorful Lepidoptera and flowers, and sat on a bench drinking in the warm, humidly tropical conditions. It was a wonderful escape from the frigid temperatures and snowy conditions we have been experiencing lately. Join me in viewing a slideshow of some the beauties we saw (12 photos).
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I love butterfly sanctuaries – so special. We went to one in far north Queensland. How do they maintain it during your cold winters? 🦋
Oh how fabulous, Eliza. Great photos! A perfect respite from the snow. We go to one in LA in the spring and it is so fun when they land on you. I love when they do a butterfly check looking for hitchhikers before you leave.🙂
I love butterflies too! 🦋 looks like a wonderful day Eliza 🧡 🦋
Oh My 🙂
This sounds like a wonderful – and wonderous – place to visit in good company during your icy weather. The butterflies are both interesting and beautiful!
What beauties to behold. I can well imagine it’s a lovely place to spend a few hours in that frigit coldk, ice and snow.
These are lovely 😍
I love visiting butterfly gardens.
Oh how I adore butterflies, they are one of life’s beautiful creatures, so fleeting and seemingly so fragile but stronger than you might think. What a wonderful thing to do in winter and thank you for sharing. You’ve lifted the spirits ,which needed a boost as we have had burst of torrential and persistent rain and as we are back on Olivia it’s not helpful for walking or cycling for provisions. And they’ve turned the water supply off in marina facilities due to a leak. And we’ve both got a crippling coughing bug.
And this is turning into a right old moan! Far too much information ha. But sun due tomorrow. And when I am well enough for writing the next blog it will be an interesting one I think. All about water and how we take it for granted. But not just yet.
Stay well and warm!!
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What a fabulous way to escape the cold! Beautiful butterflies, and isn’t that leaf one simply amazing? I thought you may be pulling our legs, but then I saw his own little legs poking out beneath him. 😆 I am in awe!
Such amazing colours
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Wow wowwww and absolutely wowwwww. So gorgeous. Thanks for sharing Eliza!!!
Thank you, Dawn. Just the mini-vacation I needed, peace and beauty AND warmth!
Oh, what a nice adventure. I quickly looked up distance from here, but it is a five hour round trip drive or I’d be checking it out. 🙂
Yes, it would be a bit of a drive for you all in a day. But with Old Deerfield village just up the road, it might warrant an overnight. 🙂
Wow. A beautiful way to spend the day in a nature that isn’t snow covered! And to enjoy the soft and amazing beauty of butterflies! Thank you for sharing your pictures…inspiration for Spring in our current bitter cold and ice and snow. 🙏🏻💜
Thank you, Carrie. So meditative and peaceful, a respite from everything!
I’ve been there! It must have been about 20 years ago, back in the 2000s. Nice to see it’s still there with all the magic wings. 🦋 I’m glad you and your sister had a chance to escape from winter for a couple of hours.
Thank you, Barbara. Yes, this is their 26th year! Recently changed hands, but still going strong.
You and your sister must have had such a magical time there. Beautiful photos. Looks like one of the black & white Butterflies is on a very ripe banana. I read they care for some 4000 species…my first thought was: and they all get along! People must be very busy keeping all the feeders filled and the plants thriving. Butterflies, Flowers & warm, humid temps…what a blissful combination.
Yes, it was a wonderful respite from the cold. They do a great job there, the attendants love what they do and it shows.
What a delight!
It was! Esp. when that lovely butterfly rested next to my heart, what a blessing. 🙂
Beautiful, Eliza! A wonderful escape, indeed! I usually visit my local conservatory in February to get a “flower fix,” but we don’t have a butterfly exhibit. 🦋
I attend the butterfly exhibit at my local botanic garden every year, at least once if not twice. Unfortunately, ours is in a pavilion that doesn’t open until May when it tends to be hot rather than comfortably warm. On the other hand, the tropical butterflies do like it hot 😉
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I can completely understand how a few hours in these tropical greenhouse would be a great relief. It has been a very cold & snowy winter so anything to get a break is welcomed. Nice pics of the flowers and butterflies. (Suzanne)
What a nice break from your winter! It must have been jarring for you as you entered from the cold, then exited back to cold! I love to visit butterfly exhibits when I travel.