Good afternoon.
Well, I've redone the back yard...... again.....
And here's the pics.......

I think I've finally figured out the amount of water for the bougainvillea and now it's blooming again.   :-)



It's really starting to feel like a cozy courtyard. It's taking way more time than I thought, since there is not only a big learning curve, but way more bugs than I expected to find out here.
I've had aphids on my Bells of Fire. I found 3 large grubs in the Burgundy Vinca when I took them out to plant fall flowers. I had grubs in the soil on my Autumn Sage bushes I eventually took out. And I think I have grubs in 2 of my Lantana which don't look very good right now. I wouldn't have expected to find these types of bugs in the desert!  But then again, they have brought all types of plants out here, so I guess I shouldn't have been surprised. Also, with the drip watering and everything being on the same time schedule, It's been difficult adjusting the drip heads so individual plants get just the amount of water they need to thrive.
But, overall, I'm happy with the direction my yard is finally going in.
And, Craig made a large batch of Spaghetti Salad.
We use to have this on occasion back in Michigan, but have been unable to find it out here. So....I got a recipe off the internet, and Craig made it this afternoon to go with our grilled chicken thighs. It looked good after Craig put it all together, but it needs to rest for 2 hours before we can eat it.
If it turns out as good as the store bought back in MI, I'll post the recipe.
I think that's it for now.....