Today we went downtown for the last time before I leave for CA and we move to spend an afternoon at our favorite beach in Chicago. On our way home we thought it would be fun to stop and see if we could get some good pictures at Lincoln Park Zoo. We ran into a sign and a fenced in area that said it was a Lily Pond, so we decided to check it out. There were a ton of wildflowers, butterflies, birds, bees, and of course, lilies. It was really beautiful. Here is my favorite picture of a butterfly that I caught. It took a lot of patience to get this shot! I don't know why I seem to be fascinated with flowers and nature lately... it's just beautiful. I also think it's peculiar that I'm terrified of most bugs big and small, even moths... but for some reason butterflies don't frighten me in the least.
