Lucy was excited when I told her we were going to see the butterflies and that a couple of the "crazy women" would be joining us.

Changed her clothes in hopes that the butterflies would like the bright colors and off we went to the Texas Discovery Garden Butterfly House.

Now this was the first time that Lorraine and Debbie had ever been out with Lucy and my husband's parting words were...
"You'll be sorry!" as he does not share in my crazy sense of humor. Unfortunately his words rang true by the end of the day.

We arrived shortly after they opened and Lucy was amazed to see all the butterflies fluttering by but even though she sat very still,
none of them got too close yet they would almost bombard the crazies. Made no sense at all.

The light was contrasty which made shooting more difficult but I was able to get one shot where a Zebra Longwing flew closeby to get a better look at Lucy.

We did have a bit of a calamity that day unfortunately when Debbie didn't see a stone step and plummeted to the ground face first on the stone pathway.
Her camera went flying and she ended up with an abrasion on her forehead and nose and a hematoma on her hand.
At one point she stopped talking and had this glazed-over look in her eyes and someone called 911 and the paramedics arrived in a flash.

Shortly after this she started feeling a bit better and I took her to the emergency room for a CT scan of her head just to be on the safe side.
You don't want to mess around with head injuries!

Everyone at the Texas Discovery Garden was so helpful and concerned.
They brought a fan to cool her off, an ice bag for her head and when she felt well enough to sit up,
they brought a pillow to cushion her back and head as she rested against the stone wall,
and called 911 in her time of need.

The good news is, we plan on a full recovery!