BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Wheaton -- Brookside Gardens -- Exhibit: Wings of Fancy (butterflies)

MD -- Wheaton -- Brookside Gardens -- Exhibit: Wings of Fancy (butterflies):

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Description of Pictures: I wasn't planning to visit the exhibit this year but, while I was in the garden photographing the roses, I ran into a guy babbling on a cell phone. (I'm not a huge fan of cell phones.) Eventually, he was joined by his girlfriend. She said "I didn't realize you'd act like that..." To which he replied, "Hey! I don't have any problem with butterflies! One or two of them! But when a million of them start coming after you... And I wasn't the only one who was upset. There was another guy..." To which she replied, "Yeah, but he was 6 years old and I didn't know him. I'm going to tell everyone about this!" That alone made me want to go in. And it was wonderful!

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
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Description of Subject Matter: This is an annual extra-charge exhibition that the Brookside Gardens puts on. Beginning in early May and running daily through Mid- September, Brookside Gardens South Conservatory will features live butterflies.

(Sign in the conservatory) What Happens to Our Butterflies When We Close for the Season?
The day after we close, several staff and volunteers net all butterflies. Each one is safely placed in a glassine envelope.... An ice pack is added to the shipping box which is mailed overnight-express to a year-round butterfly exhibit near St. Louis Missouri.
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