Steve reports good summer growth from all the projects started last spring at the house in Tucson. He's down there for a few days, golfing with his pal, Leno, and getting the house set up for the season.The popular Cafe del Solveig, situated with a sunny mountain view on the street side of the house, is getting plenty of shade now (bottom photo) with Virg's fully grown Acacia tree providing a wall of privacy as well. In front of the acacia are the two desert spoons which have sprouted about 20 feet in the air, as have the other desert spoons all over Saddlebrooke, apparently because of the extra moisture this year.
Right photo shows one more sunset--after another boring day of 80s with 5 mph wind and dew points in the teens. Top photo shows the back yard with the sprinklers watering the freshly seeded winter-ready fairways. -----
Nice job with the pictures, Steve, and to make your early-season sojourn even more worthwhile, it may comfort you to know that we enjoyed a day of snow and north winds in Minnesota today. Perfect for hanging storm windows on the screen porch.
