Butterflies, Chihuly Glass, and Cactus Quilts...

Another of the many pleasures of the Desert Botanical Garden was the butterfly aviary.

My friend, Amanda, enjoys photographing the butterflies, too!

Dale Chihuly's glass installation is prominently featured near the entrance.

He will have another show of his glass sculptures at the garden in fall, 2013.

 Below is "Saguaro Sentinels", by Patsy Kittredge, who won an award for Best Use of Color at the Arizona Quilters Guild show.

Here is Pasty, posing next to her quilt.