House at Night

George and I visited the house last night after a lovely dinner.  The electricity isn't turned on yet, so the house was nearly pitch black inside and around.  Only the city lights (and our cell phones) provided enough illumination to take a long exposure.  That ghostly image in the courtyard is George with his cell phone looking around while I took the long exposure.

Framing Garage at Night

George and I drove up to the lot last night, as the sky was cloudless and clear, to see how the views and surrounding hills look in the dark.  There are no streetlights inside the community, so we were hoping the stars were more visible from the hill.  Downtown Phoenix is still only a few miles away, so we will never see the full array of stars. But at least we hope for a hint.

At this stage of building, the garage is fully framed out, with the outer kitchen walls nearly complete.  This photo shows the garage and outer kitchen wall, above, with the sky and stars peeking through the windows and roofless ceiling.