Above: Night-blooming cereus, or Queen of the Night, in the garden of La Casa de los Ladrillos
Late this past summer in Queretaro, shimmering jade-green pendants ringed with golden beads clung to patio walls of a casa particular where we stayed with a friend. Gleaming gems sheer enough to reveal the treasures growing within – golden wings emerging to flutter and feast on flowers before joining the millions migrating to nearby Michoacan.
These youngsters had it easy. Many monarch butterflies have to fly as far as 3,000 miles to reach their winter campgrounds in high-altitude fir forests.
Above: Chrysalises of monarch butterflies
Below are a few snapshots taken about town during our most recent trip to Queretaro, a colonial-era city about 130 miles northwest of Mexico City.
Hoping to be invited for a return visit soon.
Postcards from Barton Springs 