Prior to pouring footings....................

the temporary rye grass for erosion control at street side is dying, so I'm spreading pine straw..............


we'll later plant pine trees to help replenish this mulch............

reinforcing rods for the footings are placed after
the soil is tamped.....................





the transit was used to assure the bottom of the footing is level............................

the crawlspace excavation below the master bedroom is ready.............

fortunately, there's an adjacent field for "staging" the construction, so that we won't lose any more trees........