How We Keep Cool(er) in Insane Heat

Yesterday it was 117° here in Las Vegas.  Today was cooler - around 115°.  Here's one way we're dealing with it:

Our neighbor's pool - wish it was ours

Swimming at night is great - no need for sunscreen.  And believe me, you need it during the day around here.

The animals need cooling too.  We hooked up a mister system for our chickens and rabbits years ago, and it has proved to be a lifesaver for them.  

I went out to feed and water the animals a few days ago, and found that we have (at least) 6 baby bunnies.  Oops. I thought our rabbits were the same sex.  We're actually thrilled, we love rabbits and they'll all stay. We still haven't figured out where mama was hiding them, and it's only a 20 x 20 ft pen with small barn.  Anyway, it looks like this little cutie is dirty, but she's wet.  They've been sitting under the misters too.

If you look closely at the photo above, you'll see our cat and chickens enjoying the shade tree together.

I'll be back in a few days to show-n-tell a skirt that I'm finishing up.   I'd have it done by now, but I need elastic, my car broke down and my husband's been working LONG days.  He's a Refrigeration/AC tech.  In the desert.  Yeah, poor guy.

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New Additions

We brought these 3 little guys home a week or so ago. 

They're so cute!  Sorry about the crummy picture; every time I went to take their picture, they went in the other direction.  They have their own 6' x 6' pen inside our chicken pen, with access to this cage inside the chicken barn for shelter.  They've gotten busy digging a rabbit hole in their pen, which is the best shelter of all for them.  They have a job in their future - when they're big enough, they're going to eat the awful Bermuda grass in our garden.  That stuff is so invasive.  

The lettuce and spinach we planted in a garden box is starting to sprout.  I'm sure the bunnies will enjoy those too. 

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