diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 00b0f11..482e486 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -126,20 +126,35 @@ fn play_chime() {
   };
 }
 
-fn hue_base(reqwest: &reqwest::Client) -> reqwest::RequestBuilder {
-   reqwest.put(&format!("http://{}/api/{}/lights/10/state", HUE_ADDRESS, HUE_KEY))
+async fn hue_base(reqwest: &reqwest::Client, body: &'static str, delay_millis: u64) {
+  let _ = reqwest.put(&format!("http://{}/api/{}/lights/10/state", HUE_ADDRESS, HUE_KEY))
+                 .body(body).send().await;
+  delay_for(Duration::from_millis(delay_millis)).await;
 }
 
 async fn flash_patio(reqwest: &reqwest::Client) {
-  for _ in 0..5 {
-    let _ = hue_base(reqwest).body(r#"{"transitiontime":0,"sat":254, "bri":254,"hue":2125}"#)  // orange
-                             .send().await;
-    delay_for(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
-    let _ = hue_base(reqwest).body(r#"{"transitiontime":0,"hue":25500}"#)  // green
-                             .send().await;
-    delay_for(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
-    let _ = hue_base(reqwest).body(r#"{"transitiontime":0,"hue":56228}"#)  // purple
-                             .send().await;
-    delay_for(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+  hue_base(reqwest,
+           r#"{"transitiontime":0,"bri":254,"sat":254}"#,  // resaturate
+           250).await;
+  for _ in 0..2 {
+    hue_base(reqwest,
+             r#"{"transitiontime":0,"hue":2125}"#,  // orange
+             250).await;
+    hue_base(reqwest,
+             r#"{"transitiontime":0,"hue":25500}"#,  // green
+             250).await;
+    hue_base(reqwest,
+             r#"{"transitiontime":0,"hue":56228}"#,  // purple
+             250).await;
   }
+  delay_for(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+  hue_base(reqwest,
+           r#"{"transitiontime":20,"bri":20}"#,  // fade
+           2_250).await;
+  hue_base(reqwest,
+           r#"{"transitiontime":1,"bri":20,"sat":0}"#,  // desaturate
+           250).await;
+  hue_base(reqwest,
+           r#"{"transitiontime":40,"bri":180,"sat":0}"#,  // fade up
+           4_000).await;
 }