I have been busy

This summer was not a complete vacation, as I did complete a couple of projects. Notably, replacing the back yard fence and covering up the foundation walls that put the "OOOH!" in ugly.
The fence was only 3ft tall in some places, partially painted, and falling down. So we designed a fancy new fence and got it up in 8 days! My back yard neighbor suggested we go in together on a fence and that was something to capitalize upon, so we did. Thanks go out to Josh and John for their help.

Next thing was to cover up that hideous foundation wall exposed after the back yard project. Here's a before closeup, with half stucco and half soil stains. (Remember we took out 60 dump truck loads of soil out of the back yard in order to accommodate the garage and give us a flat yard.)

This is after installing new corrugated steel siding on the foundation wall. Bringing our "Industrial Chic" look to fruition!