And once again I blog.

Yesterday after school, my sister and I decided to visit the Butterfly Pavilion because we haven't been there for a long time and I had a $2 off coupon. The last time we went there was probably sometime in 2001, so maybe about 10 years ago was our first time at BP.

After paying the admission fees, we headed towards the exhibits to look at the bugs. Of course there was Rosie, a real live tarantula that people can actually hold. I held her back then, but this time I didn't; besides there was a long line of kids waiting to hold her. BP also has a little section for aquatic invertebrates such as jellyfish, lobster, horseshoe crab, and starfish. The best part is entering the butterfly exhibit; boy was it hot and humid in there! Plenty of species of awesome butterflies and plants to look at. While in the exhibit a butterfly landed on my head, and one landed on my sister's knee.

After that, we went to the gift shop and looked around. I bought some chocolate that had big black ants in it. There was four pieces of chocolate, and each piece had only two black ants in it. I think that was cheap, they should've put a few more in! Last time I bought some roasted mealworms.

Butterfly Pavilion 2011

Anyways, today I rescaped my aquarium. There was a problem with having too many plants overcrowding each other blocking light which caused some of the plants to fall ill and die. I am also having some algae issues but hopefully it'll clear up soon. Below is a picture of what it looks like now, it may look empty but I am waiting for some Eleocharis spp. 'Belem' to arrive in the mail so I put it in the empty spaces in front. I'm hoping it'll grow into a nice carpet. If this plan doesn't work out, there would be Plan B...

I also planted one of my Pinguicula primuliflora into a glass vase along with some clumps of Utricularia graminifolia. I'm hoping the UG will spread around the butterwort like grass around a larger plant. I really love Carnivorous Plants. My favorite type are definitely Butterworts, and if the climate here was a bit more suitable for them and I had the funds I'd have a room dedicated to CPs.

In the evening, my sister and I went fishing at the St. Vrain State Park. Not much action today, all I caught was a baby fish while my sister caught a moderately sized Black Crappie.