Philadelphia Flower Show- Welcoming Wildlife Home

 This was a great display, but it was hard to get good pictures because it was mobbed with people. It's one of the commercial displays, sponsored by Bank of America. It won five awards from groups like the Philadelphia Horticultural Society and the Pennsylvania Federated Garden Clubs.

The idea was to symbolize human interaction with nature and immersion in a rich tapestry of plants. From one side, you are looking at the end of a house with rich gardens.

... and nice window boxes.

But what was inside the house was the spectacular part, and that side had so many people clustered around that I really couldn't get close.

In a somewhat Alice in Wonderland style were huge animals all made from plant materials having dinner at this gorgeous table.

I can get you closer to some. The bee and turtle are on the left. You can just see a butterfly behind them.

Fox (I think... that fluffy tail seems to belong to it) and Frog.

And a huge robin perched on the back of a chair.

I should have fought the crowd a bit longer to try to get pictures of more of the plant material. It was truly rich and immersive.

A pretty good day. I did some things I was supposed to. I tried to get all my backpacking equipment located and in order. One thing is missing, but if I can't find it, replacement is not too difficult. In the process of looking for it, I found three other things I had thought were lost!

Nasty weather day. We started out with ice, but thankfully that did not last. Maybe spring will start to show up soon. No walking happened.

See PFS- Good Friends Enter Here