The Maintenance Manager was spraying Roundup on the weeds in the neighboring (unoccupied) yard. I rushed over to ask him if “at his convenience” he would help me put the awning out. He suggested we do it then. He had it out is ten-seconds-flat!! (“It’s a guy thing.”) He suggests I contact a repair man for the awning.

The limbs had not been trimmed (contrary to my plan). I borrowed a ladder…, moved the planters…, nipped the branches…, trashed the cuttings. Then cleanup of the area before returning the planters to their original location. Eventually, I’ll bleach the cement because ugly brown stains from the Chinese Tallow tree. Eventually… but the nuisance dirty things are still falling.

The ladder is set up so I can wash the window before moving the lawn chairs under awning.

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All the hard work, sweat and disappointment is worthwhile when I see the first Butterfly* on the Butterfly bush. Simultaneously, I see three Bluebirds at the feeder. Oh joy!! ~~ Love my garden!!

*Adult female eastern black swallowtail

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“Air you can wear” was the expression–by Houston NBC TV-news meteorologist–for Livingston’s “feels like” 97 degrees (at 5:15 PM). ~~ Then–at 6:15–“feels like” 98.