METAMORPHOSIS

A few Saturdays ago, I visited the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Butterflies Alive! exhibit.

(me appreciating nature)

Two years ago, I took some of the best photos of my life there.

(a Monarch, 2007)

This year the pictures were nearly as spectacular...

(a Monarch, 2009)

(an Orange Longwing?)

(a Speckled Wood Butterfly?)

(a Zebra Longtail)

...and the addition this year of some good company made the day a real joy.

(look out for the Zebras above your head!)

It was like the difference between, say, a caterpillar and a butterfly.