If you follow me on Instagram, I’m sorry for repeating photos, but for those who read the blog, this is an example of what we’re dealing with in Houston right now. We are in a drought, and we are limited to watering two nights a week between the hours of 7 PM and 5 AM. The extreme temperatures are exacerbating the situation, and we just aren’t getting the help from the Gulf that we usually get. No idea how this will affect hurricane season, which usually really kicks in for us in August.
This is a shot of our backyard on May 30.
I took this shot today.
It’s likely to get worse, and we have no idea how much if any of the grass might be back. When we moved here, there were four large dogs (Tim’s three, Debby’s one–her other is a small), and our dogs, two mediums and one small. Now there are two large dogs–one senior, one adult (Tim’s), Debby’s one small, and our three small/one tiny. We don’t need the amount of running space for dogs we used to, and we’re hoping that eventually, we’ll mix grassy areas with more bee and butterfly friendly plants and flowers. It’s a long-term plan.
Right now, we’d just love regular subtropical rain–nothing of the hurricane variety–and a break in the heat with its three-digit temps. We are conserving water and electricity, because we are also subject to power grid outages and rolling blackouts.
How are things in YOUR part of the world?