





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

I’m trying out a new photo editor called RAW Power. So far it’s pretty good.

Processing a photo of our bunny in RAW Power.

pTerodactyl flying overhead

Buddy working hard

Hummingbird behind



Almost the same devilishly cool temperature inside as outside.

Sunrise looking south

Cresent moon at sunrise


Pretty Peonies


Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn among the star, shining through thin clouds and smoke.


A Jake-In-The-Box







Lizard



Western Bluebirds of happiness



Iris
Blue Iris



Mother’s Day roses: Neil Diamond looks like Scentimental. Anna’s Promise, and Vavoom.



Ketchup & Mustard and Vavoom.



Beaker



Søren

Ring around the moon

It’s half the moon it used to be!

While Mama Owl was up in the tree shootin’ the breeze, the little wowls were bobbing around in the nest. One of the wowlets tried to peek over the edge of the nest giving us a little beak peek.






Flowers are blooming despite the drought and freezing mornings.

Mama Owl through a tangle of limbs.



Sun setting behind bare trees and a smokey veil.

Moonrise

A look into the night sky.