I went out again–instead of specifically looking for Perseids, I got a few Binocular Messiers.  Specifically, I observed M16, M17, M18, M24, and M25.  This brings my total up to 35 out of a needed 50.  Sagittarius, as can be seen, is a great place to find Messier objects.  However, it’s challenging too as Sagittarius is in a hard-to-observe direction from my house–I must observe from my front yard and deal with lots of lighting issues.