Philadelphia Flower Show 2015- Celebrate the Movies

The show was absolutely beautiful; one of the prettier years. Loved the Disney movie exhibits as fairy tales were some of my favorite stories as a child and still are. Cinderella, Frozen, Ratatouille all out did their selves. A lot of work. It was stated that over 1 million flowers were used for the show this year and I believe it, just beautiful. I normally go on the first day of the show as the flowers are the freshest. It was crowed but not as bad as I've seen it for an opening show. Me, my sister and nephew spent 6 hours at the show and still didn't see it all. I'm supposed to go back tomorrow evening for the gardening award ceremony from the past summer's gardening competition as I didn't go to the Governor's Mansion in November. Were having a weather event today, rain and snow. Hopefully it will be done by tomorrow evening when the ceremony is and I'm not too tired after work. I'll try to press to attend. If you go and love butterflies try to go to the butterfly room. If you're like me and love butterflies but don't want them on you, don't. They were beautiful though in shades of blue, black, white, brown, and yellow. You're given a cotton swab with sugar that attracts the butterflies. They were all on people. You have to be checked before  you leave the room to make sure no butterflies are attached to to. If you love flowers you should love the show. As always the shopping is wonderful with a variety of everything related to gardening. Landreth's Seed Company was there with a beautiful supply of woodland and other bare root bulbs. This is what I spent the most on at the show. I'll show you later what I bought. I'll post more of the show later. I took 495 pictures. Couldn't get it all but it helps me later look back and still be able to enjoy the show. I hope you enjoy it.

Frozen the Movie

Look at the slipper. So well done.

Welcome to Cinderella's Wedding

I didn't get to see that exhibit with the witch's hat. Maybe next week.

Fantasia I think.

I could see myself here.

Seedlings

Geraniums (pelargoniums) repotted. They had outgrown their plastic cups. Hopefully they will do even better now.

Coleus. They did good. I hope I get a nice variety to adulthood.

Calibrachoa. Three seedlings so far out of 30. Hope to get more germination.

A few coleus from the first sowing.

Dragon wing begonia again. Only about 7 have germinated out of 20. The pelleted seeds are still on the soil.

Mostly new impatiens wallerinia. A whole tray and only a few germinated. 

Dahlias

More coleus. I like the color they may be red. I'll see as they mature.

Broccoli seedlings. They don't look promising. These were old seeds. If they don't make it i'll buy some plants when they come in the nurseries.

Another broccoli seedling. I also have ivy leaf geraniums that have not germinated yet. If they don't soon they may reach adulthood but not bloom this season. Salvia below. Free seeds from a seed order. Not my choice. I love the salvia with blue flowers.

When I think of Spring I'll Think of You

Joy Burrell 1998-February 24, 2015

We are sad today. Thought I was being punked. A cat with kidney failure and cancer. Joy was behaving normal up until 2 weeks ago when he started sneezing and wasn't eating. His decline was quick. I took him to the vet on Saturday and he was given fluids, a different kind of cat food for critically ill animals, and pills to stimulate his appetite. He was drinking water but refusing food so we fed him with a syringe.Test results came back on Monday and indicated that he had renal failure and some type of cancer. The vet told me, "you have a very sick cat."

Joy came to us as a gift from my coworker Donna. Her cat Sally had kittens and I picked him out of the liter. He was spunky with pretty eyes. Thank you Donna. He lived 17 years and was our Joy. He had a personality like no cat I've ever met. He came to my house as a kitten swinging from the curtains. He loved my daughter and could be found in her lap when she's at home. He was forced to deal with me when she went away to college but I know he loved me too. I just had to keep him in line because he did exactly what he wanted. I don't like animals on the furniture. My cat was fascinated with tables and thought the living room and dining room tables were where he was supposed to be. He was a cat, he was doing what cats do, and always got caught. This didn't stop him from doing it. From me he got disciplined. From my daughter he got stop that Joy. You know he didn't listen to her.

When he got sick I thought. I hope he can at least make it till Spring so we can sit on the porch again, feel the breeze, smell the flowers, and listen to the birds sing. He loved being on the porch and chasing birds and squirrels. Squirrels would sit down low in the tree and look at him and taunt him from the tree in front of my house. I thought I wish I knew this was his last Christmas. He won't be here to sniff the pine Christmas tree or drink the water from the trees container. He'd slap the ornaments that hung on the tree and they could be found on the floor in the morning. I thought he could make it but he was ready. 

Last night I slept on the coach so I could continue to be the nurse I am. I didn't want him to have to do anything and he couldn't. If he died at night, I didn't want him to be alone. That helps me a lot knowing that we did everything we could to comfort him and let him know he was loved. My daughter asked the nurse today how old he was in human years. She said about 100. Wow. I can't ask for more. I believe my mother greeted him and said, "Joy you're here." Yes, I do believe animals go to heaven. I believe that God breaths into them the breath of life also at birth and comes again to receive them.

He loved flowers.

He loved boxed more than any cat bed. I bought 3 over the years thinking that he would actually sleep in one.

He's already missed.

Beautiful Surprises

The bulbs have me hooked. Went down stairs for water and they were there. Didn't even see them peek out first and get larger. This is my first time tying tulips and I'm hooked. I'm getting excited now for fall and picking out what I'd love to feast on all next winter.

The quiet after the storm. Wouldn't know we just had a snow storm. It was expected though. Snow day from work.