My family and I are on a week-long trip to the Poconos which I am recording parts of here. Follow along, if you want.
I've been having problems with the internet, so we'll see how this goes.
 |
| Fall sculpture at Hershey Gardens |
Tuesday was our driving day, and we broke our 4 hour trip up into two parts with a stop at Hershey Gardens in Hershey, PA. (For those not familiar, yes, it is the chocolate town of fame.)
When we are on a trip, there are a few things that we try to do. One of them is to visit a garden/arboretum of some kind. This time it was Hershey Gardens. Not only did we see Hershey Gardens we also saw their butterfly atrium. Here are a few pictures from our stop.
 |
| One of the hundreds of types of roses they had. |
 |
| This was a "human" sundial where you held up your arm as the dial. It was pretty accurate. |
 |
| Of course, if we're in the land of Hershey, there has to be a picture of a cacao tree. |
 |
| Male Atlas moth. Notice how the top of its wings resemble a cobra--a defense mechanism. We learned that these moths are hatched with no mouths and don't eat. They only live 6 days or so surviving on stores from their caterpillar days. The female moth lays around 400 eggs before she dies. The male has no real function at this point. |
 |
| Tiger longwing butterfly. |
 |
| Owl butterfly. Notice how the lower wing looks like an owl's eye. Another defense adaptation. |
 |
| We made it to our Vrbo at 4 pm, just in time for check-in. It turns out that it is a very nice house with plenty of room for everyone. Even though there are pictures and descriptions online, you're not quite sure what you will get until you see the place in person. |
It looks like that's all I'm going to be able to do for today.Until next time...
