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| Mexican Bird of Paradise is a heat lover! |
It has been a little toasty in Borrego Springs lately. The neighborhood is very quiet with the exception of a ton of wildlife activity - thirsty birds at our "water feature", an occasional coyote roaming the golf course, jackrabbits, squirrels and some pretty interesting orange furry ants. The orioles like us! It has been great having the migrating birds visit this summer.
We gave up on the vegetable garden when tomatoes started cooking on the vines. Removed the last of the tomatoes, onions and annual herbs, incorporated a couple of bags of steer manure in each raised bed, soaked the soil and covered it with black plastic held down with bricks. By mid-September, it will be time to start planting again. Our first year as vegetable gardeners is behind us and can't wait to put what we have learned to use! Herbs, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, garlic, shallots, arugula, chard, peas, carrots and beets will all be planted again.
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| FROM LA CASA DEL ZORRO FACEBOOK PAGE |
We have had dinner in the Fox Den three times now. Not too excited about the bar food, but the nightly entree specials and our breakfast after spending the night have all included the finest ingredients perfectly prepared. Steak and rack of lamb - spectacular. The fruit cup at breakfast was a thing of beauty and included perfect, icy-cold berries, melons and pineapple. I would have breakfast there again just for the fruit cup.
The hotel posts specials on its facebook page, including a recent room special:
As the Perseids Fall so do our Rates! Room Rates from $99* During Peak Perseid Activity.
