Well, it’s finally here, the day you’ve been waiting for. Today is “National Learn About Butterflies Day”.

Wait, what? You haven’t been waiting for it?  Too bad, here it is, in all it’s glory.  Or all it’s fluttery color anyway. (yes, that’s a word. I think)

Fun facts to share about butterflies (and when you do so please use #LearnAboutButterfliesDay)

~ Worldwide there are more than 24,000 species of butterflies

~ Wing spans range from 1/8  inch to 12 inches

~ Top flight speed is up to 12 MPH

~ Life spans are from a week to a 9-10 months

Butterflies rely on plants and flowers to survive, so today is a great day to start thinking spring and gardens and plantings.  See, any time I can write about spring makes me happy!  I’ll keep searching and counting the days……