Here we are, out by the mailbox... quite weedy.
The border between our yard and the neighbor's is denoted by the crack in the curb and the bark dust. Sorry about the blur - my camera lens was dirty, I later discovered. This was taken on May 4, so after ten days and a lot of rain, you can imagine how covered over this spot was.
After spending a couple of hours weeding and pruning, we can see some dirt! Hooray for dirt! 
While we were outside working, the middle school's marching band came marching down our street, practicing for an upcoming parade in our area. The kids looked embarrassed to have us watch, but Rosalind and I enjoyed it.
This black spot fungus stuff is worrying me. All the rose bushes are affected. I spent some good time pruning the two older bushes, and there's still plenty of vegetation left, but the younger ones are just covered with the stuff. I don't know if they'll make it. From what I've read, all you can do to this fungus is prune it. This guy has been hanging around our house since Monday.
We think he must live close by, because he never seems hungry - just wants to play, climb our trees and hang around on the patio. The bluebird couple who live in our backyard love to taunt him by coming within three feet of him, then jumping away when it looks like he's going to pounce. Quite entertaining.
This is the view from our front window - gorgeous trees in our neighbors' yard.
We feel very fortunate to live in such a beautiful place.