Jared's Pre-k Class's Field Trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens

Spring 2009

 
Jared and I joined his Pre-K class for a field trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens.  It was beautiful!  We got to see lots of flowers, cacti, plants and trees.  We also got to go in to the Butterfly Gardens and watch the butterflies fly around.  Very cool!  The other cool thing was to see the Chihuly glass exhibits.  Very, very cool!  Here are pictures of our outing.
Chihuly exhibit titled "The Sun"
A close-up of "The Sun"
"Scorpion Tails and Bamboo"
Close-up of "Scorpion Tails and Bamboo"
 
Time for the butterflies!
A Julia butterfly
 
A Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly
 
Jared and some of the boys in his class, checking out the butterflies
 
A Zebra Longwing butterfly
 
A Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly
A Queen butterfly (related to the Monarch butterfly)
 
Jared found a pill/rolly/potato bug in the butterfly gardens.
The boys enjoyed seeing it ;)
A Zebra Swallowtail butterfly
 
A Cutieous Jaredous Butterfly :D
Jared and some of his classmates playing at the interactive butterfly exhibit
 
 
Time to say "goodbye" to Mr. Potato Bug
"Squero di San Trovaso Chandelier"
"Orange Hornet and Eelgrass Chandelier"
"Chiostro di Sant Apollonia Chandelier"
"Blue Marlins"
"Campiello Barbaro Chandelier"
"Crimson and Yellow Chandelier"
"Tiger Lilies"
Schoolmate, Kyla, and Jared
Cactus flower
"Mirrored Hornets"
"Pink Mirrored Fiori"
"Pink Mirrored Reeds"
"Neodymium Reeds"
More cactus flowers
Teddy Bear Cactus
Cactus flowers
Class picture
"Blue Fiddleheads"
"White Belugas"
Jared next to a Saguaro
"Blue and Purple Boat"
Jared and schoolmates, Jacob and Tori
Cactus flower
"Red Reeds and Black Saguaros"
"Float Boat"
More cactus flowers
"Blue Reeds, Marlins and Floats"
Cactus flower
"Mexican Hat and Horn Tower"
"Blue and Green Ferns"
"The Moon"
"Saffron Tower"
Another class picture