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.

Outdoor bedroom

This was our gazebo sleeping quarters last night. If it hadn’t been for construction going on nearby, I probably would still be asleep. 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 [...]

Blind man

Howie’s putting up the matchstick blinds I found at Big Lots. These should keep us nicely shaded early afternoons in the gazebo. That’s when the sunlight comes down at a slant between the canopy and the patio and things really heat up. After about 5pm, most of the patio is in the shade and it’s [...]

New photos added to Flickr

I’ve uploaded some new dog photos to Flickr, both in the Misc Dog Shots and B&W Dog Shots sets. They’re the last ones listed in each set.  I’m very happy with the Tamron lens I bought last week! Off to work I go, though I’d rather play with the camera and edit photos. See y’all [...]

I’d rather be steaming

Since it is going to be in the 90′s and very humid for several days running this week, we finally broke down and put the AC on in the house Wednesday morning. I don’t know if it is related, but Wednesday night I developed a migraine and sinus headache and spent a restless night alternating [...]