Niagara Falls is a tourist destination, so Family weekend is busy. The Butterfly Conservatory started its day with mostly young families out to see the butterflies. It is a beautiful tropical garden setting, and like a trip to the Caribbean for a few hours.
Huge blue morphos flutter past your head in pairs and swirl away. Often a butterfly will land on the ground. Oh no! Don't walk there!. Someone always reaches out with a finger for them to perch on so they can get back up to a plant. It is a universal gesture of kindness.
There are those who turn out to be afraid of insects - whether they are bearing beautiful wings or not. From adults to small children, there are a few cringing or crying visitors amongst the laughing and smiling groups. It is funny to see parents with fearful children - mostly they look puzzled and confused. They seem to wonder how this is happening to them. I imagine their thoughts: "Is this the child I brought with me, or did someone switch it on me?"
We took a quick look at the Prairie Meadow garden in the winter - it is beautiful with tall grasses, asters, and ironweed stalks.
Then down the River Road to to Niagara-on-the-Lake. There were boats on the River, and it looked like people fishing. There are interesting fish species in the Niagara River, including sturgeon.
Niagara-on-the-Lake was busy - there's never a down time anymore. Now there are all sorts of high-end wineries to visit, and the Oscar Peterson Jazz Festival got its inaugural start this past weekend. Even in the middle of winter, Niagara-on-the-Lake is the prettiest town in Canada.
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