Summer Botanical Beauty

 

A couple of weeks ago, Mama took a drive over to the Albuquerque Botanical Gardens.

She hadn't seen it during the Summer months and wanted to get some pictures....Unfortunately, I had to stay home. Then again, it was pretty warm that day. Needless to say, I was happy to stay home in the air conditioning!

 

 

 

 

Everything was nice and green!

 

 

 

 

 

The pond was dotted with water lilies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Brown Eyed Susan's were blooming

 

 

 

 

 

 The sunflowers were standing tall too!

 

 

 

 

 

Another reason Mama wanted to go see the Gardens in the Summer was the Butterfly House is open!

She thinks it must be the end of the season though,  because there weren't a lot of Buttie Pillars flying around.

 

Here is a Swallowtail(Mama thinks it's a black and blue)

 

 

 

 

 

 This is a  Julia Heliconian Butterfly. Mama was amazed by its beautiful orange color!

 

 

 

 Finally, here is a Fritillary Butterfly. Its wings almost look like stained glass, don't they?

 

 

  

 Thanks for joining us for a Summer peek at the

ABQ Botanical Garden!

Here's to a weekend filled with Nature fun!

 

 

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