Mad mowing day

It was supposed to rain and thunderstorm today, but nothing happened. I mowed the most public lawns and it was exhausting in the mugginess. I even caught a touch of sunburn. Managed to get it all done by the end of the day, and get the new murrayas in plastic terracotta pots I got from The Reject Shop.
When the new pergola and side bit goes in, I want to create something like Mark Sikes's stairway, like this:

It will take a while, but that will give the plants time to grow, and for me to shape them.

So here's the front garden after all the work today. I watched a golden sunset, and it looked beautiful in the glow. Later, I trimmed those top 'legs' off the bougainvillea.

I had felt sick earlier in the day with all the effort (turns out I had sunstroke, from the heat), but I am not aching this evening and I feel pretty good about it all.