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 lap siding with no wood detailing 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 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