About a mile outside campus, it is a serene, tree-lined spot with covered picnic tables and barbecue facilities.
The serene, tree-lined courtyard of this Episcopal institution, with Gothic buildings from the 1830's, opens to the public for a few hours every afternoon.
Here, it's easy to make yourself comfortable in the sweet, slightly whimsical bedrooms that open onto a serene, tree-filled courtyard.
If you are looking to get away from it all on serene, palm tree-lined beaches for endless balmy days, this tiny island is a must.
Despite all this activity, the neighborhood is serene: mesquite trees -- the product of regular community plantings -- droop over narrow sidewalks, which wind past painted murals; sometimes the only sound is the crackle of lizards darting over the trees' dry pods.
Heaven forbid anything, even a once-serene Christmas tree, remain pristine and still for even a minute, as if the very act of looking at something in repose has lost value.
What ought to bring to mind quietly swaying trees, serene beaches and isolation now just as often summons visions of overpriced, mediocre resorts, filled to capacity with swarms of "singles groups" vociferously demanding yet another round of Bahama Mamas.
Morning lakeside yoga takes place to the chorus of native birds, followed by an exhilarating outdoor shower experience, enclosed by palm trees and serene botanicals.
Time stands still in delicate renderings of springtime park scenes and serene meditations under the trees.
Few painters have been able to combine the sheer, visual variety of a sun-dappled tree, and the serene placement of Palladian architecture.
The family's new apartment, on a serene block lined with maple trees, is filled with reminders of how far they have come since last year.
