New Summer Home

Since my school is no longer year round and I will have more free time (yeah, right!), I decided I need a summer home, a place to retreat and enjoy nature.  I thought long and hard about what kind of location and house I would want.

  I considered this...

 Or this...

Or maybe this...

I finally settled on this...

Because "Be it ever so humble, there really isn't any place like home".
And, since I took this picture from the lawn of my official residence, the short commute makes for a convenient weekend getaway.