Gardening in my roots, dog days

My roots are being sorely tried. It's funny that in this weather the Johnson grass is still green and growing and hardy. I know, however, that it's roots can go down six feet and better. 

Times like this remind us what prairie grasses are all about--getting the water. All of it.

My poor peppers and okra are only surviving with a tri-weekly infusion of lake water. And it's expensive.