A moat might also be nice, almost had one when they dug around the house and then it rained non-stop for 3 days before they could fill it in.
I remember the guy that ran the backhoe saying to me when I was looking at it, "I know what you're thinking, you're thinking what a mess?"
"Nope" I said, "I'm thinking if it didn't go in the basement, some alligators would be nice."
Aspie rule #5 for the clueless: Never even think you "know" what we're thinking.