Thanks for the kind comments. It took many years 'til my wife and I built our dream house 2 years ago. When we were first married, we lived in a small 1 bedroom apartment for 6 years. Then we bought a small home where we lived in the city for 19 years. Then a little over 2 years ago we built our dream home in the country. Two of our favorite things here are watching the sunset over the distant hills in the evening, from our rear patio, and getting up early on a Saturday morning and listening to the marsh and woods come alive with the sounds of the awakening birds. It's so relaxing.