as a firefighter, sometimes the great outdoors is where i am for extended periods..either that or inside of a fire engine or water tender
at an incident. the garden does beckon...but timing it to co-incide with the mosquitos (or not) is important part of planning.

tonight will be a good time to look skyward
which is really hard to do in doors..
as the Perseid meteor showers are
active now. You have to time it between
when the sun goes down and the moon
comes up as the bright moon may
mask some of the shooting stars.
Last night was the maximum peak
of meteors (or is it meteorites?)
but they are visible several days
before and after the height of
frequency. The moon rises an hour
later each night so you should get
the opportunity to see some shooting
stars tonight.

these can be seen in early to mid august
every year. My neighbor and i saw several
spectacular ones last night. good luck!