Exterior Soffits and Stonework

Before we start the siding we have to install the exterior soffits — vertical grain cedar 1x4 with a vent strip along the outer edge.
Here we're just getting started on the south wall of the garage, keeping ahead of the stone mason we will run his stone along these walls.
Mastercraft Masonry is starting the stone work here. They'll run this stone around the garage and on the retaining walls and planters in the driveway. We've started tearing apart the driveway to get the footings poured for the walls.
This picture was taken from the library skylight, showing the footing forms for the curved planter and the retaining walls along the edge of the driveway.