New Bloomers at the Windy Knoll

Update:  Mother was extremely sick yesterday. Her pneumonia is being very stubborn. She asked for me to come to the hospital in the late evening and I came.  She said she knew when the pneumonia broke and then she rested for a few hours. Daddy and I are back at the hospital now and she says she feels better. I hoor this will be the last bout of sever suffering she has to endure with pneumonia. She is not over it by any means but she at least does not have the extremely labored breathing she had yesterday. Keep my mother, Aunt Bill, in your prayers.  There is still some way to go before we can think of rehab and getting life back to normal.

This morning when I went out the door I was greeted to a fragrance the only those who live in the country can appreciate – fresh chicken dung!  An aunt used to say that was the smell of money – her son raised chickens and pigs!

The most unusual rose

I saw many new bloomers that I will name those I can and let you appreciate, albeit without names, the others. This may take two days.

This is a purple cone flower -the first of the season.  It will produce many lovely blossoms during the summer.  It is perennial and reseeds itself every year.  Mother’s are always so showy!

I am still amazed with this rose bush.  I have show pictures of its flowers before.  This picture shows the different colors that each flower will show during its time of beauty.  This is one stem! Notice the younger flowers are brilliant yellow and as they age the petals will begin to add a pink cast them be very pink as they near the end of their time.

I believe that this is am amaryllis.  It is just beyond the end of the sun porch.  It is not a true red, but had some hint of orange.  Daddy made sure that I saw it yesterday.  It is lovely and growing in a large pot. There are other lilies blooming, but I will share them later.

Thanks again for your continued prayers and visits and cards.  I don’t know where we would be without  the wonderful support of friends and relatives during this time of sickness.

I have a small favor to ask.  The 1 year anniversary of this blog is approaching – June 1!  Readership started out very small but has grown to around 1500 per day.  I would love to be able to report that there have been 367,000 hits on this page on May 31.  I know you can do it faithful reader.  Please share with friends and neighbors.  We are very close.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the current hit count.

Friends, family, health, sickness, fragrances of the farm — country living for me today!