Gazebo

We put the gazebo up yesterday, so, officially, it's summer. We bought it in 2005, so this is the fifth time we've put it up. We've gotten our money's-worth out of it.
Before we put it up we washed and rinsed the top. There were places where it was filthy. They say we live in the area of the country with the dirtiest air. I believe it.
It went up fairly easily. Fred made some devices that help short people push the top up far enough to get it on top of the corners. They worked like a charm and we had the top in place in about five minutes … maybe even less. I went around and tightened all the bolts. The whole thing was in place in less than an hour.
Julie bought the hanging flower baskets and the plants for our corner pots on Thursday. She also bought four new chairs to go around the table under the gazebo. Their black and tan color scheme goes well under there. And, she bought a new fire pit because we threw the old one away last fall. So that yard is starting to look like summer.
Today, we'll plant the corner pots, get out the wall decorations and the rockers and the bar and the rest of the birdbaths, and we'll be ready to party.