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Niagara Here I come!(Day 2)

Jan 11th, 2007 by Angele

On my second and last day at Niagara, I went to visit the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. Because of the winter season the gardens were not at their very best but I still managed to go to The Butterfly Conservatory.

In a tropical rainforest setting, people could explore an ingenious network of pathways among lush and exotic flora.

Everywhere exquisite butterflies float in the warm, moist air or spread their iridescent wings on leaves and flowers. It was very hot inside the conservatory and the air around was so damp. Just for one minute it reminded me of my far away tropical island.

*Popping enormous eyes*

OHHHHH…So colorful and uniting perfectly in the green luxuriant vegetation.

Take a look at this one:

Do you see the big spot on its wings? Sounds like an eye… Definitely a camouflage technique!

Butterfly butterfly?? Where are you hiding?

Oh my god! Do you see what I see?

A teeny weeny mini Niagara Falls!!!

Mwahahahahaaaaaaaa

My 2 days tour at Niagara went by so fast. I’ve brought along hundreds of pictures but it’s kinda impossible to post them all in here! Anyway I hope you enjoyed the Niagara tour in your own way via the entries.

Posted in Daily blabla, Voyage

24 Responses to “Niagara Here I come!(Day 2)”

on 11 Jan 2007 at 8:08 PM1aline

waaaaaaaaaaaa butterflies !!! I love butterflies but I haven’t seen one in years now..
on 12 Jan 2007 at 4:14 AM2Pink Cotton

HEEHHE

the butterflies are so fat n squishy…r u thinknig wat im thinknig?

HEY!i enjoyed your niagara falls posts…its short n sweet!
on 12 Jan 2007 at 9:09 AM3Angele

To Aline,

As odd as it may seems,I haven’t seen many butterflies in Mauritius lately.They used to be flying here and there in my garden but I guess even the butterflies are running away from the too hot summer these days!

I had to travel to the other side of the world to admire butterfliesHahahhaa!!!
on 12 Jan 2007 at 9:17 AM4Angele

To Pink Cotton,

OMG…are you thinking to feast on those fat butterflies?

*whisper*
There’s hundreds more out thereMWAHAHAHA!!!

Don’t tell anyone ok?
on 12 Jan 2007 at 9:49 AM5James

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on 12 Jan 2007 at 9:49 AM6James

-_- i was expecting to see NIAGARA, the REAL one. lol.

mwahah that third butterfly shot looks like a fish’s head on a plate. they are poisonous?
on 12 Jan 2007 at 9:49 AM7Angele

To James,

Huh?? o.O

The real Niagara Falls is on the previous post!!! -_-’ Being away from the net is not gud for you,eh?

A fish head?!LOL!!!

Hmm..nah they’re not poisonous!Else I would have been dead by now!I spent like an hour in the conservatory with all the butterflies.And besides if they were dangerous I don’t think the conservatory would let people in…

Butterflies can be dangerous though..if people are allergic to ‘em!
on 12 Jan 2007 at 9:59 AM8James

I was trying to type this sign < (less than sign) but your blog has a bug that eliminates the rest of the message that comes after the sign
on 12 Jan 2007 at 10:19 AM9Angele

Really?I just tried it and it seems to be ok..

Anyway..!

I bet you were trying to write >.< ??
on 12 Jan 2007 at 12:20 PM10Kyels

Woot! Nice pictures!

I have to go there one day. Heehee.
on 12 Jan 2007 at 5:10 PM11The Moody Minstrel

Oh, how pretty! Great pictures!

It kind of reminds me of that Far Side cartoon where a new butterfly emerges from its chrysalis…and flies right into an old spider web hanging nearby.

Can you say “pointless”?

I think the butterfly with the eyespots is called a “buckeye”. I could be totally wrong, though.
on 12 Jan 2007 at 5:59 PM12Angele

To Kyels,

Hehehe I’m sure you’d like it there
on 12 Jan 2007 at 6:00 PM13Angele

To The Moody Minstrel,

The butterfly with the eyespots is not the “buckeye” though it looks like it.Actually the one in the picture is called the blue morpho.Why blue morpho?
Check it out here

I didn’t get the opportunity to take a pic of the eyespot butterfly when it opens its wingsI guess it was too lazy to fly!
Hahaha

And the other blue morphos I saw flying here n there were way too far to snap a proper photo.
*sigh*
on 12 Jan 2007 at 7:22 PM14_butt

wah.. the butterfly’s eye very hypnotizing.. @@

nice trip!
on 13 Jan 2007 at 6:56 AM15James

what is it you get from staring at butterflies anyway? i find them pretty boring insects.

PS: indeed, was trying to >.
on 13 Jan 2007 at 3:36 PM16Selba

That butterfly is really unique

We called butterfly in Indonesia “kupu-kupu” (read: koopookoopoo), not “mentega terbang”, (butter = mentega, fly = terbang), hahaha.. ok, ok, ok… what a dry joke
on 13 Jan 2007 at 7:35 PM17The Moody Minstrel

No, Selba, butter is not dry.
on 14 Jan 2007 at 6:14 PM18waz

you have been reminded of your tropical island for only one minute? how sad!

just kidding…yep, thanks for sharing with us!!! really beautiful!
on 14 Jan 2007 at 10:57 PM19Angele

To _butt,

Don’t stare for too long!

Hahahaha!!!
on 14 Jan 2007 at 10:59 PM20Angele

To James,

I think all insects are boring!
But at least butterflies are nice to look at,eh?
on 14 Jan 2007 at 11:03 PM21Angele

To Waz,

Yeh!!Just for a tiny little minute!How pathetic I know
on 15 Jan 2007 at 9:53 AM22zeroimpact

Wow, so many butterflies
They are so pretty and I bet the place is nice and soothing
on 15 Jan 2007 at 1:35 PM23Angele

To Zeroimpact,

For sure the place was really nice.So exotic!
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