Taming the Hobbit

We recently got a Direct TV satellite dish installed in the worst possible place on our deck (long story). It was horrifying to look at. My first attempt at improvement was to cover the erector-set stand in burlap. Then it looked like a combo Hobbit/Droid was standing out there. Finally we bit the bullet and put in some potted arborvitae. And now I have a new hobby...

Before and after, from deck table&chairs:

The view from inside was improved a lot, too.