Saturday, 14 March, Twelve Club Members met at the Thanksgiving Butterfly Biosphere to get to know our winged insect friends just a little bit better. It was overcast but still pleasant indoors, in a humidity-and-heat controlled environment. Howard and Gemma, Andy and Janna, and Theon and Laurel drove their Model As. Curt drove his Model A Wannabe (see photo right). We saw many more insects than just butterflies as they have many displays of other insects some large and some small. You should have seen the size of those African Cockroaches!!!

To our benefit, our tour coincided perfectly with National Learn About Butterfly Day. They had many volunteers available who taught us the difference between butterflies and moths. They had a viewing area where you could see the butterflies emerge from their cocoons. We got to see them release some newly emerged butterflies and got to interact with many beautiful creatures. The butterflies seemed to be very attracted to Theon who was dapperly dressed. Likewise, Gemma, Janna, and Amber easily made friends with our winged hosts. Roger had on a bright yellow shirt and attracted an old, large moth on his back, who stayed there for about an hour.

The highlight of the trip was to try to persuade the bugs to land on your finger or clothing. Part of the fun was watching other people’s grandkids chase the creatures around, then freak out when one of the finally landed on their little finger. Howard was proud to say that our grown Model A adults, who have seen everything in life, showed no fear under the same circumstances.

By noon it was time to gather at our cars to drive over to Sol Agave in American Fork for lunch. We had eaten our entrée there during a past progressive luncheon and really liked the delightful Mexican restaurant. Once again, we were not disappointed. As always, we had a wonderful day with great friends.