. . . take cover . . .

. . . excuse me . . .

. . . but this is not the kind of weather 

i signed up for 

as a {nearly} lifelong resident 

of mesa, arizona . . .

. . . four nights in a row 

of below freezing temps? . . .

. . . un.ac.cept.able . . .

{utah friends are hysterically laughing at me} 

. . . annual bedding plants 

{aka geraniums and alyssum} 

don't really do too well 

in below freezing temperature 

situations . . .

. . . desperate times 

call for desperate measures . . .

. . . my dad always said

 to "make sure 

plants are well hydrated" . . .

. . . so i watered thoroughly . . .
. . . then "cover them  
during the late afternoon 
in an attempt to trap
 some of the heat of the day" . . .

. . . so ~ i busted out my classiest 

{read: raggedy and very colorful}

 blankets and beach towels . . .

. . . you might've seen this ↓ 

souvenir from mexico before . . .

. . . this ↓ would constitute 

a slightly less glamorous 

application . . .

. . . i also dug out these 

old personalized fleece throws . . .

. . . those shown here 

belong to "dad" 

and the mesa high jackrabbits . . .

. . . thanks to @tkroit . . .

{is it okay to mix blogging with instagram names?}

{i could not for the life of me corral that one rogue bloomhead}

. . . i'm seriously hoping 

this spot on the back porch 

will provide a little more shelter 

for these coral beauties 

than their usual spot 

by the pool . . .

. . . i did reserve 

one special blanket . . .

. . . it's the one i'll be cozy under 

{possibly drinking hot chocolate and i don't even like hot chocolate}

while watching last night's episode 

of elementary . . .

. . . have you watched 

that show yet? . . .

. . . we love it . . .

{which may or may not have something to do 

with the smart aleck banter between holmes and watson}

. . . stay warm! . . .