Accessible Gardening: #21 Practical Matters for Phsically Challenged Gardeners, 2 by Agavegirl1

Agavegirl1 wrote:
Good morning :D

Pant, pant, gasp, groan. Curious if you got a temp reading at 118? Yep...that was in the shade on my patio table which is covered. TODAY...120!!! If it hits that I will definitely take a pic.

Absolutely surreal. Nah....global warming is a \'hoax\' despite what Steven Hawkins said. What\'s he know anyway? It is all something a bunch of people made up to stymie big business and alarm people right?

About that vacation rotation idea folks??? Anyone with me?

Every plant I own is under a shade tent. Make jokes saying it looks like a KKK rally in my front yard with all the pointy \'hood\' like covers over the plants\' \'faces\' . LOL. Kind of a gross irony too considering I still have my \'Bernie for President\' (sigh) campaign sign in the window.

Unbelievable that I still have plants producing blooms repeatedly. These little Echinopsis are all different varieties but same species/family (never could keep that stuff straight).

Typically the blooms in normal weather-temps last only 1-3 days but in this weather and sun they last only a few hours before they wilt, droop and then drop off completely in two days. :[

Been out early mornings just to catch them and enjoy the bumbly bees do their work before they take cover and hide.

BTW thanks Carrie for the compliment on the pic but I hate that one and yelled at my husband for using the zoom lens. Nothing like highlighting them wrinkles, messed up wind blown hair and making me look like a painted up tart. Normally I don\'t wear sooo much makeup if I have photos taken of me I put more on. If not you do look completely washed out as \'natural\' (?) make up looks even paler.

I love it when people say good make up should look like no make up at all. To me that makes about as much sense as saying good sex should feel like you didn\'t have any at all. LOL

It should look like makeup. Just makeup that is artfully applied and not by Stevie Wonder. If it isn\'t supposed to look like make up then don\'t wear any make up at all. Obviously nothing on you needs enhanced or improved and you are a true \'natural\' beauty. Lucky you. Living in 5 different states, I\'ve seen about 3 of those and not a one past the age of 25.

Still appreciate the compliment though. :D Very kind of you. Personally I think the boots look better than I do...less leathery ROFL!

Talked to Wise Cactus. He thumped me on the head. He said, \"Little Agave stop whining. Things continue to flourish here despite the heat. Flowers will always bloom in the desert no matter the season. If it isn\'t your cacti cousins doing these things for others\' pleasure then it must be you who produces the joy instead. Get over yourself and smile through your dehydration. Now leave me alone. I\'m working on my tan.\"

Peace. Out.
TTC

Here\'s the last 3 days of blooms. Little power houses these things are as they are repeated bloomers on crack!

Pic #3 was a big surprise as I\'ve had this plant a year and this is its very first bloom ever. :D
Pics #4 & 5. Dave\'s parents when they got married. I\'m not sure what age Mary Ann was 35 and David\'s dad is 32. This was her second marriage. Dave has older half sister by 10 years and older half brother by 12 years.
The next pic was them celebrating some anniversary. Don\'t know which one.

What is truly frightening is David\'s father at that time looks exactly like David when I met him and now. I mean a perfect clone of him not just a \'resemblance\'. If I didn\'t know better I would swear it was my husband in this picture!!!