BLUE MONDAY - BUTTERFLY CENTER - CALLAWAY GARDENS

WELCOME TO BLUE MONDAY

In honor of Smiling Sally

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Please join in the fun by sharing your blue.

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Remember to visit each participatant and enjoy meeting your Blue Monday friends.

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Photo Competition results

I am happy to report my 'Wine Barrels' photo placed third.

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The Callaway Gardens Butterfly Center

We  recently visited these gardens in GA about three hours from where we live.  We joined some friends from a camera club that we used to belong to in Florida.  We were there for a weekend and loved our time there.  The Butterfly Center was amazing and I have some butterfly photos I would like to share with you today.

Note:  This is a very small part of the many things we photographed.  I will share more later.  Warning...long on photos.

This is a photo sign and my hubby is peeking top right.

 

Entrance to the center.

 

A view of the back of the center.  It was amazing.

 

The Butterfly Center was beautiful inside.

Now for the butterfly's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This butterfly lighted on my hand.  It stayed for a few minutes.

Butterfly Cocoons

This was taken through glass.  It was very interesting to see the butterfly's hatching.

There is lots more of Callaway Gardens to share next time.

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Here is a chuckle for you.

Happy Blue Monday

Blessings and love,

JEANNE

 

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Comments

[Maria]

Lovely butterflies and cute moose babies.

[Joy@aVintageGreen]

Congratulations Jeanne on your wonderful barrels photo placing 3rd. So glad you shared your Butterfly Centre visit to Callaway Gardens. Thank you also for Blue Monday, always a pleasure to visit and join in.
Joy

[Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti]

Congratulations, Jeanne on winning third place in the photo competition! I loved your photos of the butterflies at the butterfly pavilion. There is also a butterfly pavilion here in Westminster which I've brought my grandchildren to see.

I hope you had a happy Mother's Day!

[Daniela]

What a stunning post, I've never seen such gorgeous butterflies before, thank you for sharing this heartwarming Beauty, dear Jeanne and thank you for hosting me today, as well !

Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day and your week is off to a lovely start, I wish you a most joyous Monday ever, with sincere thankfulness

Daniela at - My little old world -

[Debbie- Dabble]

Jeanne,
CONGRATS!!! How exciting!!
Thanks so much for hosting and for visiting!! I did link up my post about my Morning doves..the pot is sort of blue!! LOL!!

Hugs,
Deb

[My Desktop]

Congratulations on your win in the photo comp, Jeanne. Love your post today.
Happy blue Monday!

[NixPixmIx]

Great shots, Jeanne!

[LaVoice]

We have had butterfly shows around here occasionally, but nothing to compare to this sight. Would love seeing this place. However, it is nice doing so through your lens. Keep on traveling and doing what you enjoy, as tomorrow could be a different day.

[Nonnies Memories]

Congratulations on your win. Those photos are all stunning. Well, the plane may be more funny than stunning. Great job!

[Linda Kay]

Jeanne, we used to live in Columbus GA, so are really familiar with Callaway Gardens. Used to go their sometimes for Sunday brunch.

[bj]

Congratulations on 3rd place..I love that photo..could I save the image and have it enlarged for one of my walls..? I sure would love to see it everyday...
Thanks, Jeanne, for the BLUE party.

[Gemma Wiseman]

These gardens are magnificent. The garden sign is beautifully designed too. And congratulations on your win. Awesome.

[Jesh StG]

Ah, made 2 paintings of butterflies -love them! My favorite is I think the one you have on your hand:)

[Sarah Longes]

Hi Jeanne,

Well what a beautiful place and I'm a massive fan of butterflies! I know these tropical species well too as our closest RHS garden at Wisley holds a Butterflies in The Glasshouse event in the first few months of the year :-) You'll find lots of posts on them in my blog! You have a Rusty-tipped Page, a Malachite, a Postman, a Tiger Longwing and a Lacewing there :-D

Have a wonderful week,
Sarah

[D]

Beautiful butterflies, and congrats! Thanks for taking over Blue Monday for our sweet Smiling Sally.

[Anne]

Hi Jeanne, Beautiful butterflies! What a beautiful visit you had! I have always loved butterflies and on my 16th birthday my aunt Ang baked me a beautiful butterfly cake with yellow and brown coconut and licorice for his antenna. I also have several pairs of butterfly earrings. Goodness, you made me smile today Jeanne. Thank you and have a blessed and beautiful week. Also congrats on your photo win! Woo Hoo! Very cool xo

[hapzydeco]

Jeanne, butterflies galore. Thanks for sharing.

[jo]

We absolutely love Callaway Gardens, we have enjoyed visiting there many times, and the Butterflies are my favorite. Thank you for hosting Blue Monday.