March 2010 more about the butterflies

I have thought of a few more things to mention about the butterfly trip and also adding a few more pictures.

Please enjoy a few more of these pictures. On the movie - you will see a blank screen on the page and a little triangle in the bottom right corner of the movie screen which you can click on to activate the movie.

After leaving the first sanctuary, on the way to the town of Zitacuaro where we stayed, we passed through the town of Angangueo which is a tourist town during the butterfly season where many folks stay and arrange tours. This year there was a devastating rain storm for 2 days in early February (not the normal rainy season) and much of the town was washed away. We traveled through and I took some pictures. It is hard to imagine how they will recover but apparently the government has come in to help some and people are hoping to get the town back again to what it once was. This rain (and much cold) also had some effect on the butterfly situation which made it better in some ways for us - they were there a little longer this year.

I also failed to mention the sound - when cupping ones ears we could hear the sounds of the butterfly wings in motion - an amazing sound.

This last picture is made of shells and china plates - amazing. It was in Mexico City. Every day and every corner of Mexico has interesting combinations of color and artifacts - a photographers dream.