It’s so hot here, you just stand outside for a few minutes and you’re pouring sweat.  I have to restrict my gardening activities to minimal maintenance and snapping a few photos.

Misu stays hydrated any way she can, when not flopping in cool places.  Even the raven family takes advantage of the bird bath (and veg garden), though they’re still too shy to sit for photos.  They aren’t too shy to pull out all my veg markers, though.  We watched them at it the other day.  Tricksters.

Here are more sunflowers, morning glories, and the persistent first zinnia.

Despite the heat, the acreage must get mowed.  I earned this watermelon margarita, made from scratch.