Butterflies

Faced with the prospect of enduring yet another grey, miserable day, we opted instead to escape to the Wings of Paradise Butterfly Conservatory. Unfortunately we forgot our camera so all we have are grainy photos taken by cell phone.

I highly recommend visiting this attraction. The term paradise was not an overstatement. It required little to no planning ahead, and we were able to get a discount on tickets from the Shoppers Drugmart site.

The whole point of the place is to spend as much time as you'd like sitting on a bench or stopping to smell the flowers. Also it's relatively small, making it the perfect size for young children and those with mobility concerns. After about an hour, Meghan realized that she had successfully surveyed the entire place so she started to slow down and really enjoy the experience. Her favourite spot was under the waterfall. The photo on the right was taken from that vantage point. From here she could watch a variety of wild life including butterflies, fish and turtles. If you look closely, you can see a turtle sunning itself under the lamps in the middle of the picture. She was also taken by the button quails responsible for cleaning up the dead butterflies. All in all it was definitely time well spent.