Sunny Chir and the young Jonathan
Over the weekend, Butterflycircle members were graciously invited by Gardens By The Bay to do a butterfly survey. Unbeknownst to them, many of us had already been prowling the grounds… to little success. Host plants were still few in number and the lack of shelter on the grounds make it difficult for anyone to see clearly enough against the glare of the sun to shoot a Grass Blue.
Founding father of BC
However, they do seem enthusiastic about increasing the butterfly and hostplant population. Let’s just hope that the trees grow tall enough to provide some shelter by then.
XMM of BC
I didn’t get a good shot of a butterfly worth posting all day and I didn’t the last time we visited the area either. I did however promptly get headache and a bad bout of flu which I am still suffering from right now.
Interesting displays at the visitor centre
I also did get many shots of the Tulip Exhibit just before they disappeared.
The Tulips were… okay… the little flowers, traditional shoes and cacti make for better photographic subjects.
Cacti Flower
Artistic forms in the cacti
Beautiful bark patterns
The leaves of the cacti are full of symmetry and pattern
Another geometric pattern
Some of them are furry too
Other than the cacti the little flowers and leaves were intriguing as well.
Leaves with interesting stains
Translucent flowers
A fiery flower amongst silvery branches and leaves
Tiny flowers all in a row
Tiny flowers forming a nice frame
I could not get many nicer shots of the tulips. There were just way too many people. I saw two ladies tussling to get into one of the gazebos. I anticipated a cat fight but was disappointed. It was so crowded little children were literally climbing up the walls (no kidding. I saw a parent leave two young girls on top of a ledge so that they could have space to crawl around).
Butterfly Effect 