New start

Well, July is 1/2 over as of tomorrow, and I'm just now getting started on my big summer project. The house my husband and I recently moved into has nothing growing in the yard except dirt and weeds. Observe the beautiful yard we bought! ;-) Not even very many weeds. I have volunteered to landscape the whole thing. I love to garden - to research what plants will grow here in our short, but somewhat hot summers, what will tolerate the very intense sun, what will do well with very little watering. I made my plan, made a list of plants I wanted, found the best deals and today bought my plants! Very exciting!

All I have left to do is buy soil amendment, work that into the ground, build up my slightly raised beds, move the rocks into place, and then my lovely plants can go into the ground. I sure hope this turns out looking nice. You can be the judge as I make progress. 

Summer days

Got up early and went to the zoo - busy with kids, lots of sunshine, the water fans going full blast. We laughed at the giraffes, hippos and orangutans. Lots of fun! Then this afternoon, just when it was getting good and hot, a heavy rain came in, within about 30 minutes cooling it from 91 to 72. Yeah for Colorado! Summer here is the best in the country - hot in the morning, cool rain in the afternoon. Can't beat that!