Poor puppies, yes, our dog actually went in the water voluntarily today, it was so hot. She ordinarily does not like water at all. Being part poodle, this is strange, but being little and not one for swimming, this is understandable also, because she normally surprises herself with falling in... heh

Being the prairies, we get extremes. I find myself complaining more about heat than cold, but the hot brings thunderstorms, so I can survive it... 

Also, sadly, not quite as Secret Gardenish, but still fairly pretty. Dad's managed to get the flowers blooming on a fairly continuous cycle for the ones that only bloom once. And for the perenials, he just has to keep adding fertiliser if he wants more flowers. heh The only problem is it looks like one of our trees has died. Which is sad, because it was an awesome tree.