Surrounded on three sides by almost 2000 acres of state wildlife refuge, this is a spot where a person can feel a bit closer to nature's beauty. The farm is on a quiet road, not a busy highway, and the house is set back nearly a quarter mile from the road. The property is extremely peaceful, offering proximity to natural processes: dramatic thunderstorms, dragonflies perched on sunlit walls, the muffled silence of a snowstorm, the chorus of spring peepers on an April evening. It is a true  refuge from the chaos and coarseness of modern life -- a place of peace and privacy, calm and order.