On Thursday it was overcast and threatening rain, so it seemed like a good day to head to the insectarium. B. had been asking for a while. The butterfly pavilion and fish pond were quite beautiful. Besides butterflies, we also saw honeybees, tarantulas, grasshoppers, cockroaches (I know!), walking sticks, a leaf bug, beetles, centipedes and more. I am careful not to share any sense of "ew" when B. asks me about the critters he discovers (whether at the insectarium or in the back yard). He truly thinks they are all fascinating. He picks a worm up off the ground just as someone would pick a puppy up to admire it. I hope he always has this sense of awe about his world.
