Shabbos was pleasant here, with temperatures only reaching 80 or so. We went for a little walk and played Settlers of Catan in the afternoon.

Continuing their study of France in Geography Through Art, the kids today learned how to create medieval-era geometric stained glass windows:

The awning rail was detaching from the wall of the RV, so I applied Loctite to the screws and re-inserted them.  I also added half a dozen new screws.  Once the awning was not at risk of pulling away from the RV, I installed our new patio shade in the awning track to see what effect it would have on keeping the RV cool:

It’s been more confortable here than in the Phoenix area, with highs just reaching 80 in the afternoon.  In the distance, the red rock of Sedona beckons:

B used a balloon in Science class to explore static electricity.  B and M both blew up a balloon and wrote on them.  The idea was that when the balloon was deflated, they would have tiny writing on the surface of the now-small balloon.  M chose to write out the Star Spangled Banner:

The sunsets here aren’t half bad: