Flutterbies in the butterflarium

21 May 2009

Lauren, Helen, Suzy and I made a Big Trip to The Big City on Sunday, for culture and, of course, food. We headed first to the Natural History Museum, which is currently running a butterfly jungle exhibit. It’s in a big marquee outside the museum, which is kept at a nice high humidity that the butterflies apparently love, but one’s carefully straightened hair does not so much. Once inside we came saw lots of enormous and beautiful species of butterflies resting on the walls, on the plants and – from time to time – zooming about in front of our faces. At which point Lauren let us know that actually she wasn’t so keen on butterflies. So taking her into a tent full of flying and swooping insects the size of her hand may not have been the best idea. I liked it though.