hah!I hear ya, I struggle with that once the grass dies, then it's nothing but dried grass or dirt. @azurbanclucker is in Arizona, maybe he can share some photography tips.
@KimbosKluckers I'm in Mesa and have dirt thanks to pigs and tortoises. My girls range in the daytime in our yard, so when I'm taking photos I try and isolate them with our roses or other plants in the background. Something that isn't dirt or the wire of their coop. And you can get low down and angle up a bit to help with that as well. It takes some planning and patience, and you kind of have to think to yourself when you look at your photos "Would people be happy staring at this on their wall for a month? Would I be happy?"