Remember the old John Fogerty song....
'110 in the Shade'?
Well...it's not quite that here.
But, close enough.
That old sun is beating down.
Barely any breezes blowing.
But, hey...it's August and it's Texas.
It's expected.
It does seem, the older I get, the harder it is to handle the heat.
With Mr P's help, we got part of the New Project done.
The mulch is down on this part. Native grasses are planned for here.
We put wire around part of the old Rock Bed.
I need to clean it out and will plant some of those
'deer resistant' (ahem) plants, that our deer like to eat.
Ones that require more sun than the Fenced Yard supplies.
This part will be planted with salvias. Very low water plants.
Can you tell I've neglected this bed?
The part between the large rock and the bucket is new bed.
It'll need some amending.
But, when it's already 80F when you get up in the morning,
projects move pretty slooooowly.
You do a lot more sitting in the shade, than digging in the dirt.
While I was sitting, I noticed this Hyacinth Bean had taken hold in a Live Oak.
Now the Oak is blooming purple.
While you're here, I'll show you one of my new toys.
I put a Coke can on it, to give you some perspective.
It is 'toy-like', right?
The heaviest part is the rechargeable battery.
Not big, but it gets our tiny piece of lawn mowed.
If we don't get some more rain soon, we won't have to worry too much about mowing.
In the mean time, we'll keep putting out water for the wildlife,
dragging hoses around, and staying in the shade.
Hope you have the weather you want, wherever you are.
'Til next time...
Happy Gardening...
~~Linda~~
Speaking of wildlife,
I did a short post, over at my
photo blog, about these.
