One very small step

Last week, all of the very weedy elms and ailanthus (tree of heaven) were removed, leaving 4 four healthy trees and a view of the really spectacular cottonwoods on the ditch. 

We've been working away on the house design and it's very exciting to all of us, but there isn't much to show you, really.

The roof line has moved down, then back up (with much complex 3 dimensional visualization) as we navigated the Bernalillo County roof height limits.

The room sizes have shifted a bit.

We've discussed sliding glass doors versus french doors versus glass patio doors at length. Awning versus casement windows. All exciting stuff for us, but not so much for anyone else, especially without striking visuals.

So here it is - the next big step.  There is a stake in the ground. It marks the likely location of the SE corner of the living room, based on Mark, Michael and I wandering all over the land, looking at all possible views.

There are more stakes, of course, roughly outlining the entire house, but this one is the first : )