Hot July

The dog days of summer are upon us. Triple digit temperatures and high humidity. Today it is 101 and THI is 105. That's HOT.
The yard thrives, the grass is growing, the zinnias are huge and everything is living.
Almost everything.
We were away for 10 days some thing decimated the pumpkin plants that were thriving when we left. The cantaloupe vines are doing well but only one vine has set any fruit.

BEFORE
Here is a picture of the yard last July, 2009.














AFTER (or today)




So you can see the progress. Sidewalk, shrubs, and flowers grace the front view. The grass is growing, still a little thin in spots.




More to do....
Tomorrow we are going to work on the shade bed off the edge of the back porch.
Work on the rest of the sidewalk, path and steps to wrap around the back are on hold until cooler weather arrives.