Adapted from the new owner’s blog post Safari So Good.

We took another trip to check progress on the house and to talk about backyard landscaping. We asked my son Brian and his wife Natalie to come along and help us with ideas and taking measurements. Brian is an extremely talented designer and builder and his lovely wife is his muse. We had the added pleasure of having our granddaughter Brittney home from college, so she joined us (also quite talented in her own right). As I write this, it occurs to me that I totally forgot to take a picture of my son and his beautiful family. I was distracted by sea lions…

Look at the huge sliding glass door and windows! This is from the back outside the living room.

The windows and doors have been added, which are just beautiful! But the highlight of the visit was seeing two Sea Lions playing in the lagoon — right in front of our boat dock! We had been told that river otters have also been sighted in the area. We were unable to get a picture, but I took a screen shot of them from the builder’s wildlife video at their website (davidsoncollectionatdeltacoves.com).

The same size door/windows upstairs in the bonus room. I’m gonna need a truck load of Windex!

We made lots of decisions about landscaping and Brian offered to prepare the plans for us! Such a fun and productive day. We also discovered that the plan we selected includes another small balcony off the 4th bedroom upstairs instead of two windows. That was an exciting discovery. It means all 3 upstairs bedrooms have sliding glass doors that lead to 1. a private deck, 2. a walk out balcony, and 3. access to the upper wrap around deck!

It was a clear day, so we had a nice view of Mt. Diablo.

A screen shot of the video the builder took of the two large sea lions playing in the lagoon!

Until our next visit!

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