Pretty Butterflies

I made a trip to the Butterfly Pavilion at the Natural History Museum this weekend, and I finally remembered to bring my camera. There is something magical about all of those butterflies flying around all over the place. Thought I would share a few pics with everyone.


If you blow this one up, you can actually see it drinking necter out of the flower...very cool.






A cocoon


A monarch caterpiller

You can see the rest of the pictures from the day on my Flickr Page

Make sure a view a few of the butterfly pics at the largest size...I never noticed before just how much butterflies look like bugs! For some reason they always seemed less buglike to me.

Mrs. World 2006...Take 2

I don't know what is the funniest part of this video. Could it be:

a. When they crowned the wrong person.

b. When the stage manager yells at the idiot who crowned the wrong person.

c. The outraged reactions of the other contestants. "This is not a reality show!"

d. The poor kid that they dangle from the ceiling to deliver the crown.

e. Mrs. Russia pretending to be surprised when they announce her as the winner during the 2nd take.

f. Mrs. Russia dancing around the stage after she gets the crown.

g. That the credits list the choreographers as Frit and Frat Fuller...I'm serious watch the whole clip.

I wish I had watched this thing when it aired.