Parker Warnat, 2, chases butterflies through the Lowndes County Master Gardener Butterfly Garden during Saturday’s fifth annual Butterfly Bonanza on Moores Creek Road. Dozens of families and costumed children came out to the event to follow butterflies through the garden, do arts and crafts and listen to Mother Goose’s storytime. Warnat’s mother, Merri Frances, said he loves looking at bugs and being outside. Warnat is also the great grandson of Lowndes County Master Gardener Frances Deignan. Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff

Rylie Chapman, 4, and her mother, Tamie Bouldes, look at the different species of butterflies at the Lowndes County Master Gardener butterfly garden, located on Moores Creek Road Saturday during the fifth annual Butterfly Bonanza. It was Chapman’s first time at the event. She said her favorite part of the day, which featured arts and crafts, storytime and snow cones, was the flowers and butterflies in the garden. Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff

Lowndes County Master Gardener Inez Saum teaches Alice Burleson about the benefits of zinnia flowers and lantana plants Saturday during the fifth annual Butterfly Bonanza at the master gardener’s butterfly garden, located at Moores Creek Road. Burleson said she was thinking about starting her own pollinator garden at home. Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff

Lowndes County Master Gardener Nancy Reeves speaks to attendees Saturday during the fifth annual Butterfly Bonanza at the butterfly garden on Moores Creek Road. Reeves spoke to attendees about the Pawpaw Project, which aims to bring attention to Mississippi’s native Pawpaw fruit trees. The butterfly garden has three mature Pawpaw trees and two small propagations. The trees attract native butterflies and produce edible fruit. Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff

Lowndes County Master Gardener Myra Rosenblatt puts a temporary tattoo on 10-year-old Cassie Daniel’s cheek Saturday at the fifth annual Butterfly Bonanza. It was Daniel’s first time at the event, which was held at the butterfly garden on Moores Creek Road near the Columbus River Walk. Her mother’s name is Gracie Daniel. Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff

Five-year-olds Anderson Fearn and Kyle Hood draw with chalk during Saturday’s Butterfly Bonanza at the butterfly garden near the Columbus River Walk. Fearn’s mother, Rebecca Fearn, said Anderson is “obsessed” with butterflies. “When he sees one, it’s like he won the lottery,” Rebecca Fearn said. Hood’s mother is Brooke Hood. Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff

Holly Huffman helps her niece, Lynnie Varner, 6, color a butterfly Saturday during the Butterfly Bonanza at the Lowndes County Master Gardener Butterfly Garden. Varner said she “loves creating things.” Her mother is Kayla Varner. Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff

Edwina Williams, known to her storytime attendees as Mother Goose, reads to children at Saturday’s Butterfly Bonanza, held at the Lowndes County Master Gardener Butterfly Garden on Moores Creek Road. About a dozen children gathered around Mother Goose to listen to caterpillar and butterfly classics like “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Cadence Harvey/Dispatch Staff