After the dynamic duo finished their dream home, they moved on to the backyard. Charles designed the pool to follow the shape of the pond so that when you're sitting poolside, the pool appears to empty into the water beyond. "The ponds are so well stocked with largemouth bass, blue gill, and catfish that if you cast your line, you're guaranteed to catch one," Kari says. Whether it's a chorus of croaking bullfrogs or an osprey diving in and snatching a fish from the pond, Wild Kingdom moments are a daily occurrence here. "All we ever wanted was our own patch of green," she says. "We never dreamed we would be able to create such a sanctuary."

(t) Cool drinks on the "deck-dock," a platform that sits over the pond, are a summertime staple. (u) Kari designed the swimming pool's abstract compass rose mosaic. (v) Riley heads to the water to sail a vintage Bahamian sailboat. (w) Charles found this readymade gate on the internet.

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