One
of our favorite places to walk. (There
are a lot of favorite places to walk here.)
It is a renowned refuge for butterflies, and it attracts lepidopterists
from all over the world. And it’s
birdy. There is a nice bird feeding
station always worth sitting at for a while.
Location.
https://www.google.com/maps/@26.1780397,-98.3660025,2150m/data=!3m1!1e3
It’s that narrow strip of
land that extends south, across the levee, to the river.
It’s currently off the walking
list though. It had to close until
further notice. Online conspiracy
theories have declared the Butterfly Center to be a cover for human smuggling,
sex trafficking, and the exploitation of children. Now protesters are showing up with guns and
making death threats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/us/butterfly-center-texas.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20220207&instance_id=52392&nl=the-morning®i_id=118955267&segment_id=81890&te=1&user_id=854ad0c7b32e280541aa78fe49f883d3
I know some of us are
compelled to do crazy shit, and each one of us might have our own opinion about
what constitutes crazy shit, but really, butterflies? Can’t we just leave the butterflies out of
it?
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