Thursday Today…

 I am anxious to see this being opened tomorrow.

The globe allium is just now starting to bloom.

My wife was gifted this plant while in the specialist hospital but they wouldn’t allow flowers. I keep sharing them with her on my phone as they are at home.

 I find blogging only on my cellphone to be very frustrating. I have an iPad and a MacBook, but not with me at the nursing home. It can be done but I feel so handicapped or restricted working on the cell phone. I can’t reply to other blogs like I use to do. Oh well!

Wednesday Morn….

I am off in the morning by 6:30 to go be with my wife for breakfast. Sometimes I need to be there to help dress her and the one attendant wants to help her before I get there to surprise me with her sitting in the big chair already dressed. Either way I am off and as I drive through the Des Moines River bottoms I can look across the fields and see a clear view of the sun rising.  Soon they will be planting the sweet corn in the fields of black dirt.

 The second shot shows why I was impressed with the view.

Tuesday

Having the rain is so wonderful but the early iris suffer.

I was told that we had tornado warnings last night but I slept through it all. I saw water on the deck and later water in potholes on the road. 

My wife continues to improve. She has such a lot of weight to gain back. She can swallow normally now and does have a good appetite. The food in the nursing home is somewhat home cooked in style, she was remarking to other as to their delicious lasagna. Her therapy sessions are so good for her. She is not walking yet but getting her to hold a stand is encouraging. She doesn’t snack  but I bought some oat raisin cookies to encourage it. Days for me are long but I am glad I can be there for her.

Old Fashioned Iris…

 It’s a classic smaller size and the color is so pure. The one inch of rain pretty much spoiled all the blooms .

Friday’s Finds…

My wife was surprised yesterday by a basket full of kittens. They were crawling all over her bed at the nursing home and she loved it.

More blooms are to come next to the rock. I actually moved this rock from my previous place. I was younger and stronger then because I sure couldn’t move it around today.

Thursday....

 

My front  yard that I mowed yesterday. I haven't mowed the back yard  yet but my neighbor Greg suggested that I won't have to worry about it.

 

 The early bloomers are of such a strong good color. The white iris use to be the first to bloom but once this iris became established it is the first one. 

This is a successful transplant as the blue bell grew and displayed some bells. In a couple of years it will be full of many stems with many blooms.

The nursing home is below par in its physical condition. If I had seen it before we arrived, I would have refused. It was a manipulation of the case worker to get us to be at it.  Anyway, the physical therapist are great and my wife is getting great treatment. She has lost so much weight that getting food down her and growing back the muscles is a priority. She wants to walk again especially after five weeks being off of her feet.  I plan to get back this morning to be with her during breakfsast.

Middle of the week

 It would be nice if the goose was real as it really would eat the grass around the iris.

We are at a heath center, nursing home, where they t dI do skilled therapy. I don’t like the old place but wife says she likes it. I am not allowed to stay over night.