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The Magic of Butterflies... In New England

Bugs! I don't care for them usually. I must say that the one bug that I am fascinated with is the butterfly.

There is a place that my family loves to visit in South Deerfield, Massachusetts called 'Magic Wings' Butterfly Conservatory.

Before we went there, I did some research and learned that butterflies are attracted to bright colors such as red and pink. Boy were they! There were hundreds of these fluttering creatures in this indoor garden. We were warned that they will land on us and they sure did.

The variety of colors shapes and sizes of butterflies here is quite a magnificent sight to see. We spent nearly 2 hours just hanging around with them in aw as they fluttered by us. The temperature inside here is balmy 80-85 degrees, just like butterflies like it... so dressing light is important.

There really is something wonderfully magical about visiting here.

It is a carefree and peaceful experience.

My family has definitely taken a liking to these creatures... And always request to come back here.

In my opinion, this is the kind of place that creates the best childhood memories.

This butterfly came by and landed on my head AND it stay there for at least 30 minutes!

It is about a 1 hour and 20 minutes drive to 'Magic Wings' Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens from Connecticut's New London County.

It is really is worth the trip.

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Posted by Marlene Pellegrini REALTOR® ERA REALTY PROs - Eastern Connecticut on 11/17/2008 12:39 PM

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32 Comments on The Magic of Butterflies... In New England

NOV

2008

Beautiful pictures! Wish we were closer to the conservatory.

Steven Simmons & Marti Schmidt, Realtors, Coldwell Banker Ocean Beach Properties, beautiful Ocean Shores, Washington

Hi Marlene

We have our rear yard planted as a butterfly garden and I enjoy watching the butterflies.

Good luck and success

Lou Ludwig

Hey, Marlene. What a great experience for you and your family. I have never seen some of those butterflies before. Thanks for sharing, Jim

Marlene, I've never heard of a butterfly conservatory before. Neat pics.

Hey Marlene, we have a place similar to this where I live. Have you ever been to Callaway Gardens? If not, if you are ever in this area I think you would love to visit it. They have butterflies everywhere not to mention the beautiful walking trails, beach area, etc......

Nice Photos. I remember South Deerfield but not the butterfly conservatory, definitely worth seeing! Thanks.

Those are so unusual too not the typical ones we see here.

Wow! I would love that place! And those photos are wonderful! Glad you got to go, and glad you had a good time.

Great pictures Marlene. It looks like you had a great time! The butterflies look amazing.

NOV

2008

I have a butterfly tree at my farm and absolutely love seeing them come to visit...wish I could visit this place!

What a delightful post.

Awesome photos, just what I needed to help wake up this am.

My youngest son loves "butter-hi's" so we will have to go check this out. He would have a blast.

What beautiful butterflies. Like you, I'm not much on bugs in general, but butterflies just fall into a different category all together.

Wow, I would love to go there, and what beautiful memories for everyone. Thank you very much for sharing this.

Beautiful photos. Nice to see someone focus on the beauty in our lives instead of the problems. Thank you for your post.

Very cool photos, thanks for sharing. I have butterflies and hmmingbirds in my backyard! They are so easy to plant for and a joy to watch.

What a wonderful post. It's beautiful and naturally brings a smile to ones face.

Simply Delightful.

Amanda

Hi Marlene,

Congratulations on having your post featured on ActiveRain!!

Marlene - What a beautiful place and your photos are gorgeous. The conservatory is about 2 hours from me and would be a wonderful place to take my granddaughter who just loves butterflies.

Several years ago while with friends at the beach, a butterfly came and literally sat on my left shoulder for 30 minutes or more. Some pessimistic friends said I would have a hole in my sweater, but it didn't happen. Those butterflies are beautiful. I've managed to take photos of a few the lit on flowers.

PS: A favorite quote . . . "Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it the more it eludes you. But, if you turn your attention to other things it comes and sits quietly on your shoulder". by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I can also recommend the butterfly room at the Milwaukee zoo. But, are they bugs?

Marlene.. My children have gone here, but I haven't.. yet. I'm going to make a point of checking this out. If you have a lot of other things that are going on in Connecticut.. you might want to check out the group "Connecticut... What Makes Us Great". I'd love to see these posted there.

valerie osterhoudt

Hi Marlene, You totally brightened my cold (16 degrees!), snowy, drab Michigan day. We have The Hendrik Meijer gardens in Grand Rapids, MI. They too have a butterfly conservatory. I took my god-child & best friend there. The following summer they scouted out Monarch larva. They brought them home, put them in a 'bug cage' & proceeded to watch (over the next few weeks) munching on silkweed leaves then the spinning of 24 cocoons! All of them hatched & a Monarch release event was enjoyed with friends!!!

NOV

2008

Hi! Reminds me of a visit to the Butterfly Garden near Victoria, BC Canada. Amazing place and they do sit on your and flutter around in the flowers and vines and waterfalls.

Valerie, you should go check it out!

Marian, glad to have brightened your day!

Loannetter, yes there are flower, vines waterfalls, funny little birds running around, big fish in the indoor pond, parakeets and of course the butterflies

Bill Gasset, you live close enough to this place, go see it.

Jon, your son will love this place, go! You live close enough.

Debbie, Gayle, Sheila, and Amanda,

Thanks for visiting! I really appreciate that you took the time to comment!

Debbie, Gayle, Sheila, and Amanda,

Thanks for visiting! I really appreciate that you took the time to comment!

Deb on Web,

Thank you! I am not sure where it is that I have been featured, but thank you!

NOV

2008

Marlene, I have been to similar places with my children and you are correct it is a very cool experience. The butterflies are so calm and beautiful and they also had cabinetswith cocoon's transforming at different stages ~ so interesting.

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