Three years ago, when the neighbors put in their pool, something went awry with my yard; all the grass eventually died. After several attempts to spot treat, I went ahead and had the whole thing re-sodded in March. Finally, it’s coming back into its own.
I’m also happy with what’s going on in the front.
I stripped the deck, got a new rug, and fixed the outdoor lights. Now if I could only get rid of the mosquitos.
Mabel and Fannie are quite happy with their resurrected yard.
Fannie 
Mabel
The Runcible Existentialist 
It’s looking spectacular! (And welcome back yourself!) Hopefully the grass is the only loss during the neighbor’s installation. A tree or well-loved shrub would be a harder reconciliation.
Thank you very much! I wish I had more sun so that I could grow vegetables, but what I have lifts the spirits.