Pardon the appearance of this page - I didn't have much time to spend on it. But like they say, a picture is worth 1000 words, right?
The little roof we built for the grill, "before" it really starting coming down:
...and "after":
A view of the deck from the yard:
Here are a few shots of the trees & bushes behind the house:
The front of the house:
A few shots looking out toward the street:
And last, some pix of the evergreens in the yard. These are 50+ feet tall!