The Adventures of Periwinkle and Stinky

 

Periwinkle waited patiently by the Teleportation Tunnel for her special boyfriend Stinky.  She quietly groomed her furs, checked the area so he didn't bump into anything on the way out of the Tunnel and listened closely.  As soon as she heard the WOOSH, she positioned herself so he would tumble out right into her paws.  The two giggled, whisker kissed and paw patted.  They spent a little time snuggling and catching up on the week.  Both said how much they enjoyed last week's double celebration at Stinky's house and both mentioned how nice the Anniversary celebrations for Angel Mau and Angel Allie were at both of their blogs.  Click HERE if you missed the celebration at Stinky's.

"What's up for today?" asked Stinky.  Periwinkle reminded him that they had something special to do before their adventure.  They held paws and said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARV" since their pal Marv is celebrating his birthday today.  They hoped he liked the card they made him.  

Taking Stinky's paw, Periwinkle steered them both to the Teleportation Tunnel to start their Adventure.

"Wow, this looks like an amazing place with lots to see," said Stinky.  They headed right in to start their Adventure.

Right away they saw beautiful butterflies flitting around them.  So many gorgeous colors.                                          

They saw Birdwing butterflies...

Blue Morpho, which Stinky really liked since his name is Stinky Blue!  Periwinkle explained that the blue is not caused by pigmentation; it is actually caused by the way light reflects off of microscopic scales on the backs of the butterfly’s wings.

He teased Periwinkle that there wouldn't be any Spiegelhalter butterflies which made her frown so he quickly hugged her and said he was just kidding.  She smiled and hugged him back.  He could be silly sometimes but she loved him for it!

Next they spotted a Heliconius-hecale and oohed and ahh'd at how pretty it's wings were.

They walked a bit farther and saw a Piano Key butterfly...

Periwinkle told Stinky that they are found mostly in the tropics of South and Central America. The Piano Key is more commonly called the Postman butterfly,

Moving along the path, the two saw the research center where butterflies are raised and guests can see the different stages including eggs, caterpillars, and pupae.

Back outside, they watched as butterflies enjoyed bananas that were put out for them.  "Wow, I had no idea butterflies would eat regular food" said Stinky.

They enjoyed the coolness of the indoor gardens. As they strolled, Periwinkle told Stnky more about Butterfly World.

"Butterfly World is located in Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, Florida, United States. It opened in 1988, and is the largest butterfly park in the world, and the first park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The facility houses around 20,000 live butterflies.
After retiring from a career as electrical engineer, Ronald Boender started raising butterflies and their food plants in his home in Florida. In 1984 he established MetaScience to help supply farmed butterflies to zoos and universities. After having visited England in 1985, where he met Clive Farrell (founder and owner of the London Butterfly House), he decided to create his own facility in Florida. Boender and Ferrell entered into a partnership and started planning the facility, which was to be a public attraction, but also a research facility and a butterfly farm.

Butterfly World opened on March 28, 1988. Since then it has expanded to include the largest free-flight hummingbird aviary in the United States, a Lorikeet Encounter, and an aviculture research center."

Stinky was impurressed with how much Periwinkle knew about Butterfly World.  Paw in paw they continued their walk until Stinky spotted something and ran off.  Periwinkle rolled her eyes and wondered what mischief he was headed to.  "Stinky, please get down!  You're scaring me again!"

Stinky headed back to Periwinkle but not before he had to try walking on the Suspension bridge. 

It was getting warm so they decided to check out the gift shop for something for their Moms.  

They each chose a pretty butterfly ornament.

They checked out the Aviary sign but decided their pals the Tabbies of Trout Towne might not want to see BURDS!  Stinky laughed and said the sign spelled BURDS wrong and they giggled.

They did stop by to say hi to these little guys who were having their lunch!

"Speaking of lunch, my tummy is rumbling" said Stinky.  Periwinkle said hers was too so they headed back into the Teleportation Tunnel to go back to her house for snacks.

Heading out to the deck to enjoy their snacks, they talked about the butterflies and how important they are to our world.  They both knew that Monarch butterflies are now endangered and took some time to read more about them.

After their snack, they watched a video about Monarch butterflies.

Soon it was time for Stinky to leave for home.  Once again, they snuggled, whisker kissed and held paws until he had to go.  With a WOOOSH and while blowing one more kiss, Stinky was on his way home.   Periwinkle went to find her fursibs and tell them about her fun Adventure.