Jupiter is making its way around Mars in the center of the photo. Venus is just rising on the left and Saturn is on the right. There was a nice alignment of stars that are at the top of the photo.
Since our cover over the deck was looking like it would rip anytime in the wind, Laurie suggested that we put a permanent roof on the canopy over the deck for our anniversary. We had thought about it for years but never did it. I ordered the supplies Sunday morning and picked them up Sunday afternoon. I started working on the roof at 7:00 am this morning and ran out of screws and energy at 7:00 pm. The vented part of the roof took a lot longer to build than I had anticipated. All my joints are complaining tonight.
Twelve hours of work with only water breaks.
Our pink Peony is blooming
I spied this beautiful rose hidden in the bush when I was on the ladder.
A spray of our anniversary Petunias
Off Center & Not Even 
Only water breaks! I thought you smarter than that! Silly man. I miss our plexi deck cover Mick built on our first house. I want to do the same here one day. Gotta find me a handyman first!
Beautiful roses.
I was serious hoping to get the roof done. But that was not in the forecast. The cats only have the catio to go out to while the deck is unfinished. I’m getting a lot of kitty complaining because they are cut off from their new cat tree.
I do hear you. Still. Just be a bit more careful with yourself, k?
Wow, that roof will be awesome once it’s installed. That’s a ton of work. Flowers are beautiful, as is the sky pic.
It is a lot of work, but it will be really nice not to have to replace canopy covers every year to two years. Our sun really destroys them. Thanks, Jeff.
Indeed, and agreed. Welcome, Tim.
It will be good to have a roof, and it will look nice when it is done. You should take better care of yourself while working on those kind of projects, though.
The flower photos are beautiful, and I enjoyed the sky chart. Cloudy up here this morning.
I ate breakfast, so I didn’t need much more than water. It will be nice when I get it done. Thanks, Lavinia.
Even though your body is aching… that roof will be quite nice when it’s all done. And how about that rose…
Thanks, Nancy.
I hope you have finished replacing the roof successfully. I’m sure you’ll both enjoy the new place.
Thanks, Herman.
I wish you many happy times beneath your new roof.
Thanks, Shey. Lots of redneck moments to look forward to.
The best kind.
I hope the cats will be very happy now after all that hard work.
Nice flower shots too !
The cats will be happy. Thanks, Rudi.
Beautiful!
Oh…. that’s a lot of work! I’m amazed how you actually managed to do as much as you did! Got to take care of those bones though first! Love the alignment, roses and petunias!
Thanks, Marina.
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That is a really nice anniversary present.
A labor of love. Thanks, JYP.
Aww. Very fitting anniversary gift.
A good days work:). I’ll bet you are aching today……
No too bad this morning. Thanks, Janet.
Good – so you are ready to finish the roof:)
I’m going to ger mor screws on the way home and see what I can get done before dark.
Whew! That looks like a very big job.
It’s a lot of work. Thanks, Liz.
Good looking roof project, Tim. As I was reading I was thinking of the kitties, knowing that this kind of activity would probably set them off. I forgot that the new tree was located on the patio, and I can picture that feline kerfuffle would reign. I can relate to running out of screws and energy. Been there before.
Calculating screws is always a problem with the numbers they are sold in. The kitties do have their catio, so they are dealing. Thanks, Maj & Sher.
That’s going to be really nice when you’re done with it Timothy. I’m thinking it’s not as hot there as here. The pics are beautiful. Do be careful.
It was in the 90s, not a cloud in the sky. Thanks, Hally.
Oh My Gosh, I hope you stayed hydrated! RN
I did. I drank lots of water. I see I called you Hally. My bad.
No biggie,happens all the time. Good for you, in this heat ER need lots of water!! 97 here yesterday too.
Our humidity has been in the single digits. So the 90s doesn’t overwhelm you. However, low humidity, high temps, plus wind makes for extreme fire danger.
I know, I hope to heaven no more fires out there. Our humidity is high which makes the heat more unbearable. Time to hit the beach but there’s not enough sunscreen in the world 🥹
We were in Ravenna, Italy when it was 104ºF and 99% humidity. If you moved you were wet. Is there a sunscreen shortage?
Fir redheads there’s never SPF high enough 👩🏻🦰
That’s a problem for fair beautiful redhead maidens.
It sure is. That sun is not our friend.
You give the sun too much competition. It’s jealous.
Then it should get itself behind a cloud ⛅️ 😉
When I lived in Huntsville it was getting up to 106 degrees in the mid summer. Thankfully I was only there one Summer .
Roofing… Photgraphicalisationing of planets, Beautiful flower shots, great efforts and results, Tim!
Thanks, Inchcock.
wow looks great Tim, Great gift for the 2 of you …lots of honey dos … I have an area I’d love to do that. at.. planets have lined up and the flowers are magnificent. 🌹💖🌹👏👏👏
I admire your energy and hard work!
It’s a lot of work, but my energy is questionable. Do you know “As Good As I Once Was” by Toby Keith? I can relate to that song these days.
It’s happening to all of us, unfortunately. Have a great day!
Thought of you while I was standing outside at midnight trying to see the meteor shower through the Big Dipper – only saw 7, quite the let down. Looks like a hard job you got there.
I haven’t seen meteors showering. We’ve been seeing satellites passing overhead and various shooting stars. Thanks, Brian.
No wonder you ran out of energy Tim… lol… Lots of climbing and balancing while lifting.. Love the flowers 🙂
I have 3 different sized ladders and I’m was up and down them so many times. I can feel it in my quads. Thanks, Sue.
I know what that must be like.. My hubby did many ladder climbing years… took a toll on his knees in retirement 🙂
I can imagine. They simply replace knees these days.
Yes they can that is if you are willing to wait years lol… a list here that grows longer and longer in every dept.
One of our staff needs to have a knee replaced. The wait time is only a couple of months. Major surgeries are fairly easy to schedule. Routine procedures have long waits because they stopped doing them during the lockdowns, and now the back logs are huge.
Our NHS system once the pride around the world has gone down hill even before lockdowns 🥺
Ours has a lot of problems.
👍 room for improvements around the world..
IMHO, government should not be involved with healthcare. Government agencies should be few and minimally involved in our lives not be our nannies.
If we all took better care of ourselves and ate wholesome natural foods… we all would be a lot better health wise.. instead it’s big business… ill health…… no profits made on healthy people… 🙄
I’m sure it will be worth all your effort, and for the long run! Lovely flower photos!
It will be nice. Thanks, Tiffany.
What a lot of work that roof is.
My back has been in pain all week, from sewing and laundry. No comparison.
You work VERY hard where you live. Where you live is a paradise. All you need is rain.
Meanwhile, Holly is staying home, because the streets are flooded in Miami.
I think the term “balance of nature” is now the “imbalance of nature”.
Your flowers are inspiring. I’m still working on my Art Gown Iris drawing. It’s a beautiful drawing. I’m waiting for the Paint inspiration to get a hold of me.
Anyway, be safe…all of you!
I’m going to write a mail after I catch up here. xo
Nature is quite fickle. I’m happy the flowers inspire. You will come up with something super beautiful. Thanks, Resa.
xo
Wow well done!
Thanks, Julie.