At The Heart of It All

On a hot Tucson day, I sat down in the shade and filmed flowers and butterflies......because there are so many around this time of year.  We all patiently wait for the rains to arrive.  For now most of us can be found outside during the early mornings or late evenings.

You see, we're still here but during the hot summer afternoon sun we all like to hide in the shade of a patio, a grove of trees, our homes, under a rock, under a bush.....or in the heart of a tree.

"Come back later.", we tell our friends as we are taking a siesta from the intense sun.  Mojitos at 8 tonight:)

Allergies

Hello all.....
Today I am sneezing and feeling the affects of the pollen drop around the property. It started several days ago and what a mess! I clean it up and more drops. Our pool is nasty and full of green stuff. The day temps have been in the 80's with lows in the 50's. This has caused other things to start shooting up in the ground. I see hope for elephant ears....finally. The tops are starting to pop out of the ground. Everything looks good. Even the castor beans are popping up with the cannas....I hope I spaced them all correctly.....it will be some compact gardening. Other things are growing like the ivy up the trellis around seating area. Roses are blooming....I keep cutting the blooms and hoping more will come:) There are some pics above showing some of the colors present in the C.C. rose garden. I look forward to the solar lights and pot times....I am closer but have rock, planter, pot purchases, bark mulch, etc yet to deal with.....but today I couldn't help dreaming of the reds and pinks and purples and blues that will hang off of the trees at night.....it will really be something beautiful.