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Given the chance to do our all over again, we would not change a thing. Our home in Huntsville is under contract and will be closed on next month. Our current 'homestead' is a Dutchman 40' camper... but it is on our property. Hopefully, we will be starting construction on our new home and it is truly amazing to take some virgin land and create your own oasis. We have been working with the Alabama Forestry Commission so that we can create a sort of ecological harmony (these folks have been amazingly helpful and are vastly underutilized!... they jumped at this opportunity). Granted, this has not always been easy but taking that one minute walk to the creek (our house will be overlooking that creek) makes it all worthwhile. We just came back inside from a quick walk to the 'mossy knoll' - all we could hear was the wind rustling through the trees, birds chirping, and an occasional digging sound from some unknown creature behind us... but no sounds of civilization. If you find some land that 'speaks' to you, get it!!!