On a crisp day last week, Andrea and I took a break from our laptop pecking to explore Atlanta’s Northcrest subdivision. This modest midcentury modern neighborhood northeast of the city (zip 30340) is a feast for eyes that hunger for angular abodes and cacti gardens. Here are five homes that made me pull over and consider life in the ‘burbs.
![brown_house](http://finelycrafted.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/brown_house.jpg)
![prickly-pear](http://finelycrafted.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/prickly-pear.jpg)
![aqua_house](http://finelycrafted.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/aqua_house1.jpg)
![asian_house](http://finelycrafted.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/asian_house.jpg)
![gray_house](http://finelycrafted.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gray_house.jpg)