A backyard scene captures two men working on a construction project. One man, clad in red shorts and no shirt, bends over a concrete foundation, using a tool that resembles a shovel or a small pickaxe to work on the ground. He appears to be excavating or leveling the area around the foundation. The second man, wearing dark clothing, stands observing, his hands clasped in front of him. The backdrop includes a pile of dirt, a house with visible brickwork and smoke rising from its chimney, another house with a green roof and a grey fence, and a tree silhouetted against the fading twilight sky. A blue tarp partially obscures the foreground. Overhead power lines are visible in the distance. The ground is sandy with patches of sparse vegetation.