​I used the drip system for the first real time today; I ran three drip lines, and since I’d got the quick connects, I also ran the soaker hose on the milkweed, mostly just to see if everything got enough water. It worked fine, and once I have the other drip line in, I’ll try them all. We’ll see. Aside from the ugly old painted phone line I’m going to cut off, my water octopus doesn’t even look too bad. 

This is what happens when you ignore spilt soil and sunflower seeds in your trunk, and a little water gets inside. I did take them out, of course. 

One very happy, slightly intoxicated bee in a native hibiscus bloom. He really was jammed in there! 

Miffy likes the drip system because instead of running the hose and carrying water outside, I was inside, sitting on my arse, petting him.