After the rain, the opuntia cactus, or “prickly pear,” ripens to provide a sweet but not easily accessible meal for animals such as the ground squirrel. As the water seeps in, the park enjoys a moment of relaxation.

In June, surviving the ferocious sun and intense heat is a challenge for every living being in the park, and each has developed a special technique to see it through until the next rain.

Tommy enjoys his time with Angela as they watch Ethan’s baseball game, and she relaxes enough to reveal some secrets about her past. Tommy arrives home on cloud nine to find his sister waiting for him in the front yard.

Flight of the Conchords are a New Zealand musical comedy duo formed in Wellington in 1998. In this video, members Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie introduce a song that challenges gender stereotypes… within the band.

In the song "Can’t Get Enough" from her album This Is Me... Now, Jennifer Lopez sings of love and infatuation, and throughout the course of the video plays bride to several different grooms.

The saguaro cactus blooms overnight and its flower is visited the next morning by a Gila woodpecker. As the heat of day rises, harvester ants work go about their work, wary of a mortal enemy in the park.

Zack and Cody Martin are trouble-making twins living the Suite Life at the Tipton Hotel.

May sees drought conditions in the park, but the saguaro cactus is completely unaffected. A family of ground squirrels is laying low, but a long-nosed snake has caught their scent.

The painting job is going well at the judge’s house, but Tommy doesn’t expect his probation officer to drop by, and even less the personal invitation that she extends to him.

Dua Lipa is fed up with all the guys who are emotionally immature and done with training men how to treat her well.

One of the great rock bands of all time, the Who, perform the song "Pinball Wizard" from their rock opera Tommy.

The heat of a scorched riverbed is too much for some animals, but the rare and venomous Gila monster is still active and hunting for prey. Meanwhile, the untiring hummingbird mother will feed her remaining chick until it finally fledges.

Despite the intense heat, a female hummingbird must adapt her diet and work non-stop to feed the young in her nest. The rattlesnakes are breeding, and the victorious male claims its hard-won mate.

Buoyed by new job prospects and fresh hope, Tommy calls Christy again to ask her not to marry Frank. Christy has her own idea of how to resolve the situation, and comes to Pirate Burger to discuss her idea with Tommy.

Male rattlesnakes “dance” in a show of strength designed to win females. A cholla cactus uses its prickly form of defense and the passing javelina to populate new parts of the desert. Meanwhile, the javelina’s tiny young are threatened by a hungry coyote.