the cottage is bathed in soft warm morning light coming from the right in the front yard are small trees and shrubs the house is clad in a light yellow painted lap siding the windows are white a soft welcoming glow comes from inside the foundation is concrete masonry block painted white the roof is an asphalt shingle there is a red brick walkway up to a red brick front stoop a black and white striped cloth awning frames the front door the ground slopes gently down toward the back of the house the backyard has oak trees and grasses growing along a wood fence line there are light gray lap sided coastal houses on the left and right