Took a visit to Seattle's Tropical Butterfly House this past weekend. It's a warm, tropical environment where butterflies are active 365 days a year. They import hundreds of colorful butterflies from South & Central America, Africa and Asia.
I've always been fascinated with butterflies since I was a little kid. In grade school we raised a caterpillar that morphed into a butterfly and released it into the wild, aka Houston Texas!
Anartia amathea aka the Scarlet Peacock
Not only is how they metamorph from a squishy worm-like thing with feet magical, but how they fly through the air makes me feel as if I'm in a mythical world.
There are hundreds of butterflies in the 4000 ft room. They have plenty to feed on from flowers to fruits.
Heliconius hecale aka the Tiger Longwing
Possibly the Heliconius melpomene aka the Large Postman
Everywhere you look you can see different species right before your eyes.
Anartia amathea aka the Scarlet Peacock
And his buddy.
Before you exit, you get checked by "security" to make sure you don't have any hitchhikers trying to catch a free ride out of the enclosed environment. You make one final self check in the full length mirror before you head out.
In the final image you can see how the composition can radically change by changing your point of view.
This is the beauty that surrounds you in the Tropical Butterfly House.