Emma the zebra.

The afternoon sun’s making Emma morph into something altogether intriguing.

Blinds: Thumbs up!

The blinds work great! There are a couple small spaces the sunlight sneaks in, but overall it’s cool in the gazebo and the breeze still comes through. Success! Posted via Pixelpipe.

Made in the shade

We were a little surprised when we got the first blind up on its hooks, thinking they would be more opaque. I’m not sure if these will shade us like the sheets (a.k.a. my redneck,  add-on canopies) did last year.  I guess that remains to be seen. One thing’s certain, however: They sure look better [...]