I got a couple of nice rains out of it, but no runoff (other than that puddle in the upper settling pond). So, I worry... Normally I get at least one monsoon per year, and that's all I need for a year's supply of water. But it's stressful fearing this will be another one of those years that misses the oasis. I can survive one year of drought, but this year would be the second in a row. Can't survive that.
I've been having vertigo lately so not feeling like doing much. Today I went to the oasis and filled the feeders. My internet there was not working so I retreated back to town. To fight again another day.
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What are those beautiful red flowers in the foreground?
Those are Flame Acanthus. They do really good at the oasis if they get watered.
But no matter how much I water them, they don't bloom well until it rains and cools off a bit.
If you look at the first photo on my June 9th post, you'll see them blooming sparsely. That was in triple digit heat with just watering.
Aha. I have a friend who has them growing, but they don't look quite that splendid. (I'm writing from Brownwood, so a wetter climate, but still Texas...) Thank you!
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