Desert landscaping in Tempe, AZ. This is one of four metal boxes that are standing on legs. They look like old kitchen ranges except for the name of an artist embossed on the front and a representation of that artists work. This is a small apartment complex.

A month has come and gone since my last post. I've had a wonderful time in Arizona with my daughter, son-in-law and grandkids. I love desert landscaping, it's so austere in it's beauty, but I wouldn't want to live with it. Once it's in and on a watering system there's not much to do with it. I do get ideas for the bones in my garden from it.

Today is my 67th birthday and I thought I'd share some photos my granddaughter Elissa took. You know, one of the truths about gardening is that the best way to get an overall watering done is to turn a couple of grandkids loose with a sprinker for each of them turned on full blast. By the time they finish soaking each other, everything is watered.

It's raining lions and wolves today, and more coming. This is the gate my granddaughter Janna made for me in one of her art classes in college. I really like being the beneficiary of all her creations.

This is one of my daylilies. See the small insects on the top. Don't know what they are. Today it's 88.9 degrees outside with a high of 98 expected and it's very overcast and humid. It's hard to make yourself get out and work when your eyes are so full of sweat you can't see. But if you don't at least make the rounds of the beds every day you miss seeing some things bloom or ripen.