Orange Sherbert

During the time of this write, I was skeptical that I wouldn't have a post a day for you.  I know I don't have to do it but I love hearing from you all and they're a lot of fun to do.  Plus it allows me to write down my thoughts.  And just when I thought things would come to a halt for a bit(teaching summer school), nature in the Old Pueblo picks up and presents me a new challenge.  Over the next 3 days, I'll present Tucson plants that attract the critters.  I'm pretty excited about these photo shoots.

And during the time of this write, we were receiving our daily monsoonal flow.  It was hot and humid over the past several days.  The mornings are intense and then.....the afternoon.  Lightening and storms hit our areas and knock power out.  Plants are watered by Mother Nature and the flooding begins.  As I write now, a storm is hitting us hard.   I must admit that it's pretty exciting.  The weather here is dangerous but it is the most incredible display of desert fireworks that you'll ever see in your life.  If you can withstand our heat and humidity during this time of year, you should come and check Tucson out.   It's one of the most beautiful things you'll ever see and you may even discover that rain "smells" courtesy of our creosote bush:)

Todays creature feature is the Carpenter Bee and the Orange Jubilee Esperanza Bush or the one with them orange bells:)  This is a Tucson winner for every gardener.  Plant in hot hot sun and it rarely requires watering once established.  Click on the link above for more info.  This post is from my Garden Series last year.  It's loved by butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and a big fat caterpillar known as the hornworm which then turns into the Sphinx moth....that is if the bats don't eat them first:)

I'm really excited to present the photos during these next 3 days.  I was able to get an iconic shot, but more on that later:)  We will get to revisit some garden favorites with our wildlife friends.  It doesn't get much better than this.  I feel like all the hard work in the garden is really paying off. Oh and why the title?  Because in my limited human mind that's how I imagine these flowers to taste....like Orange Sherbert on a hot summers day:)  More tomorrow.....