Flying Dog and Hot Summer Days

After a couple weeks of near perfect Southern California weather the summer heat has settled in. One hundred degree days brings the gardens here at El Casco to an abrupt halt. Plants have all but shut down. Knowing that I can cause more damage than good I still can't help but to water the garden. Some natives and drought tolerant plants are best left alone. Watering when the plants have 'shut down' can cause a rot that can kill the plants. I still give a little misting when I'm watering the annuals etc.

About the only thing to do when it is this hot is stay inside and catch-up on projects; such as this blog which has been woefully neglected. In the late afternoon early evening the temperature drops enough to comfortably sit outside.

So with a tall iced cocktail in hand I can lounge on the patio and watch the garden perk up. Since I don't watch television I find entertainment in other ways. Sometimes I let all the chickens out and let them run about; endless merriment. Last night a new form of amusement evolved.

My roommate who I call 'Chef Shaman', one, because he is a really good cook; two, because he is the go to guy for problems with our large flock of chickens. I really don't want to know what kind of chicken voodoo hoodoo he performs to get a sick chicken back to health, but it works!

Chef Shaman loves to play with our American Bulldog; Brody. Lately they got into this twirly thing where Chef Shaman spins Brody around as he hangs for dear life. Brody loves it and always wants more as Chef Shaman dizzily falls down laughing.

Flying Brody and Chef Shaman

Simple Minds Easily Amused!