A few more pics

 I did get up and worked on levelling the driveway portion on our property (I will still have to spend some time working on the Crown Land portion another day). I ran into Brian Foley (the previous owner) who was up checking out the progress on the house. We chatted for a while and I met his son (Brian, also) who offered to do some fencing for us. After refusing his offer of a beer, we parted ways and I carried on my grading work. I did take a break and took some more pics of and from the house.

 This one above, is taken from the top of the scaffold the guys are using to work on the framing up by the ridge beam. It shows the views to the northwest side of the house.
The image on the right is looking down at the deck from the scaffold. The ground is more than 25 ft. below me! The deck here extends 10 ft. from the house. Those posts are solid 6"x6" fir and support laminated 4"x12"pressure treated beams. The deck joists are 2"x12" pressure treated fir. The decking will be 3/4" plywood and will be covered with a waterproof coating, and hopefully, glass railings to allow us to enjoy unimpeded views.

 This shot is taken again, from the scaffold, looking down at the main stairway. Below it, you can see the opening for the stairway to the  basement. Our wood stove will be situated in the "crook" of the stairs, almost the exact centre of the house.

Another shot of the stairs, this time from the living room space. You can see the enormous beams and the beautiful post that supports them. I don't know if you can see the detail, but where the post is temporarily supported by braces, the contractor has wrapped the post with towels and built a box around that to which the supports are attached. All this so as not to mar the varnish finish on the post. Although not framed in yet, the master bedroom will have only a 3 ft. wall on the east end, leaving the rest open to the views from the front windows. It will also allow heat from the fireplace to circulate more easily to the loft area.