21 March 2013
Today, we visited Butterfly World, which happened to be one of the items on my Exciting Wish List. Reggie had told me that she and Richard had visited here sometime last year (see her blog), and that it was the most magical kingdom of butterflies and birds, with all kinds of other unusual creatures too.
When we arrived mid-morning, the place was slowly started to fill up with visitors, as it was a public holiday. All too soon, it became unpleasantly crowded, and so we decided to retire to the peaceful restaurant instead for some restorative munchies. What a marvelous place!
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Welcome to Butterfly World – may I show you around?
The first thing you notice when you enter is how hot and humid it is in here! It’s like being in a tropical jungle!
The butterflies like to eat banana peel – it’s soft and squishy
Fishies swimming in the little fish pond
What are the differences between butterflies and moths?
So delicate!
I sneak up to a butterfly
A big green lizard!
He gives me the beady eye look
In flight
I meet an iguana – I think that’s what it is
Hello Sir, you’re very impressive!
This is a Blue Duiker
He and his mate are very shy
A helpful signboard
Gorgeous colours
I introduce myself to a large green tree iguana
He’s from South America
A turtle
Another interesting enclosure
Bearded dragon
Yeah, they look like bearded dragons to me too!
This one lives inside a cage – he likes the warmth of the light
Three pretty parrots
Guinea pigs!
Oops, I’ve toppled over – can you help me up, Mr Guinea Pig?
Such a pretty bird!
Unusual colour juxtapositions
A friendly parrot lands on Richard’s shoulder
He seems to be very trusting of people
Bright-eyed
Sooo many species of butterflies
An adorable marmoset
Goodbye!
We end our visit to Butterfly World with some tea and muffins in the little restaurant
The Fantastical Voyages of Flat Kathy 
Dearest F.K., did you really post seven posts in one day ? that’s how many came into my in-box today but they seemed to have been created on seven different dates ?
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Hello Sybil – yes, I had an extremely busy day yesterday and last night. I have been working on these draft posts for daaaays, but the Twins have been such a distraction that Reggie and I only completed and posted them yesterday. But then we put in the dates when I had originally started to write them, so that they stay in the right sequence; that is why they are all on different dates. You are very observant, Sybil!
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Flat Kathy, I was going to say how VERY busy you’ve been, but just read Sybil’s comment (and your reply) and now see that you’ve had original posts waiting to be published for some time. Curvy Kathy doesn’t have your patience. She has to publish her post within a day (or immediately) after writing it. She admires your patience!
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It had less to do with patience, than with the fact that I was being run off my feet by the Twins! I hope that I will be able to write another blog post soon.
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