Day 5: A Fine Day in Grand Rapids!

Caterpillars were out chomping on leaves and the butterflies were everywhere in the butterfly house at the Fred Meijer Gardens.  Beautiful! 

The garden also has an amazing collection of sculpture.  Below is one by Degas just outside the desert plants.

The butterflies were unfolding in a special glassed in room. 

We enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Garden Cafe under Dale Chihuly glass sculptures.

We finished up our tour with a visit to the giant "da Vinci" horse.  Huge!

We finished up our visit to Grand Rapids at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, know as the GRAM.  We had the museum all to our selves!  The current exhibit focuses on the Great Lakes with large scale water colors and oils by an Upper Peninsula Artist.