Gorgeous Butterflies in Winter at Dow Gardens

It was very spring-ish here in Pennsylvania last week, 

but I was in Michigan 

and it was not very spring-ish there.  

But I did find spring in wintry Michigan - 

at the Dow Gardens Butterflies in Bloom exhibit.

It was toasty warm inside the butterfly house - 

no coats required.  

(But I did have to wait for my camera to defog from the cold.) 

There were lots of varieties of butterflies...

more than I have ever seen. 

Some butterflies were very friendly and others quite elusive.  

It would be difficult to leave without 

having one land on you at some point.  

I had one on my head and one on my camera. 

More butterfly images are here.

The Dow Gardens 

1809 Eastman Ave. 

Midland, MI 

Closed Mondays

Annual Pass $20.00 per person
Adult daily $10.00
Kids (6-17) $2.00
College Students $2.00 (with valid i.d.)
Kids (5 & under) FREE