Two weeks in the experiment is running full steam ahead – with very varying success. The range covers “full, healthy plants spreading out” to “sad, brown corpses”. But then again, this is the result after only two weeks. Somehow I assume that some of the slightly lagging plants will recover over time, with the total…
Kurapia – The Experiment Begins
Kurapia is a new highly versatile drought tolerant groundcover that replaces traditional lawns, turf, and erosion control plants. The plants establish fast and are easy to control, and can be mowed into a low cushiony turf or left to bloom into a lush groundcover. Adaptable to many landscaping situations, including extreme weather, heavy slopes, irregular…
We Survived!
Happy dance! The (thankfully downgraded to tropical) storm came, with plenty of rain* and rather strong winds, and moved on. In our little community there was hardly any damage, other places did not fare so well, but overall – it could have been worse. Now one can only hope that this will not happen more…
Still Waiting
It is raining, but not hard. According to the weather graphs, the really bad stuff (wind & rain) will come in tonight. Nothing to look forward to, nothing to avoid.
Just in Case…
With Hilary (hurricane/tropical storm – who knows?) around the corner one tries to be prepared.
Fifth Summer
Fifth summer in the desert and dead on time the monsoon started. Yesterday we had the first thunderstorm with few, but very impressive flashes of lightning in between rambling thunder and then the rain started. Now we can prepare for a month or so of oppressive humidity at temperatures above 100 F. Welcome to yet…
…and she is gone…
A week ago she left us. Black, beautiful, strong and long legged Julchen. We loved her dearly.
Hunting
With the wildlife situation in the desert being slightly different than in other climes, it might happen that you walk down the hallway to you bedroom and encounter a lizard with the body language of someone/something not quite knowing where they/it are. Such encounters have to do with the summer and the heat. And the…