Every year about this time, you’ll hear me make the same resolution: “Next year we’re going to Florida for the month of January.” Yep, as much as I love living where we do for most of the year, January and February here can be rough. It’s cold, it’s brown (except for the rare occasions when we get snow), and there’s just not enough sunlight. For someone who loves being outside playing in the dirt, it’s a drag.

Now when I say “go to Florida,” I don’t mean just anywhere in Florida — I’m talking about one of my favorite places in the world: the Keys. And while I was bundled up this weekend, dreaming about driving down Highway 1 in a convertible with turquoise water on each side of the road, it occurred to me that this may be a great time of year to share with you pictures from the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory.