Mui built a cabinet to hide the gas hook-up and installed a conduit to hide the hose.

Inside the cabinet ... we also have a power extension cord and a shelf for storage.

We installed solar shades made locally in Denver to cut down on the glare from the morning sun.

First meal after the shades were installed was breakfast a few days ago ... under 60F, but comfy.

The dining set was purchased from a neighbor moving away last year ... all of $75! Excellent buy.

The umbrella provides plenty of shade until the sun moves off the deck shortly after noon.

We bought these Sunbrella loungers through Costco ... a little pricey, but comfortable and durable.

The arroyo and plains view we get to enjoy from our deck ... though not always with a rainbow.

Happy Memorial Day!

May 23, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

Hope everyone has properly social-distanced-plans to enjoy this holiday weekend. We’ll be staying home since we purposefully-planned our first camping trip with the Phoenix Cruiser for after the holiday long-weekend. We brought the rig home again yesterday and got things put away in the cabinets and drawers, so we’re ready to roll on Tuesday morning.

As it turns out, we’re supposed to get a couple of soakers tomorrow and Monday, so it’s better that we are at home. We have a nice deck ... chirping birds ... an arroyo and plains view that is greening up with each passing minute ... and antelopes roaming about. Plus the annual Miller moth infestation/migration is about done ... thank goodness! So, we have all we really need to enjoy the holiday weekend at home.

Since today has the best weather of the long-weekend forecast, we’re making the most of our deck, which we recently finished furnishing with a dining area and a lounging area. The flowers — petunias, geraniums, and lavender — are coming along nicely ... as are the herbs. We enjoy the pops of color ... as do passers-by who have been generous in their compliments.

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