May 19, 2009
I had been to other butterfly exhibits. But the Butterfly Pavilion in Denver was truly (pardon the cheesiness) magical. The little guys were everywhere and in every possible color, pattern, and combination. I had never seen so many so close up. The pavilion they’re in is lush and green and full of brightly colored flowers. I could have walked its windy paths over and over, finding something new on every pass. Butterflies alighted on some of the visitors and we got to see a really cool release of all of the butterflies born in the past few hours. I really enjoyed the cocoon display as well. I had no idea some of them were so beautiful (golden even!) or so big. And it was wild to watch then wriggle as the butterflies inside planned their dramatic appearance.
Jenny Block is the author of “Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage” (Seal Hardcover, June 2008 and Seal Paperback, March 2009), which has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. She writes a weekly column for the Dallas Morning News publication Quick called “Sex Talk with Jenny Block” (quickdfw.com). Jenny holds both her BA and her MA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and taught college composition for nearly ten years. She writes for a wide variety of publications and websites, including huffingtonpost.com, yourtango.com, American Way, Veranda, the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Voice, edgedallas.com, literarymama.com, Spirit, chow.com, and ellegirl.com.
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