to dance through a butterfly garden

On Tuesday, Grant, Elyse and her friend Justin, and I went to the Phipps Conservatory to see the new exhibition of glass - remember the pretty pretty Chihuly pictures I took before? This time it was by a guy named Fräbel. And I got some pretty amazing shots!

He does these alien-like guys he calls "Longfellows." It just feels like you're getting a peek at some very elusive creatures in their natural environment.

They all have personalities.

He also makes large cubes of glass? plastic? Either way - they are cool!

There was a wonderful little bonsai garden. I particularly like the rosemary that had been trained into tree form!

There was also a butterfly garden. It is REALLY had to take photos of butterflies. Those babies do not stay still for very long.

Elyse tried on a pair of boots that were probably just a prop. She's making a face because there were leaves and twigs in the toes.

And of course it is a beautiful conservatory. I got some amazing photos of flowers. Here are some more pics in slideshow form:

PS - we're coming home today!