Anyone who lives in Lake Highlands knows how ‘walkable’ our neighborhood is. During school, my daughter and I walk to and from LHE every day. On a nice evening especially, take a walk and you’ll encounter many folks, some with their dogs, some on bikes, some pushing a stroller or two. It’s ever so Mayberry RFD.
But I think sometimes those of us who live here take this simple pleasure for granted and fail to notice our unique geographic situation until we see it through the eyes of someone who hails from a different landscape.
The other evening I was lucky to take a walk with my mother who visits from South Florida. She had the dog on the leash, my daughter was on her bike and I pulled up the rear on the razor scooter. The evening was a bit cool (finally a break in the rain!). We headed west on Lakemere toward LHE and St. Pat’s - the dog knows the way well. While we did indeed pass some neighbors it was relatively quiet on the street. We opted out of the LHE playground as there were already about three dogs there so we forged on to the St. Pat’s playground.
I’d never really noticed before just how how up St. Pat’s sits. Yes I know, Flagpole Hill is the highest point in Dallas but I guess I’d never been on this playground before. It was my mother, who lives in flat South Florida, that pointed out how all we could see in the northeast direction were treetops, and how really hilly it was. Add to that, the sun was setting - a huge ball of orange right smack over those treetops high on a hill. It appeared to fall fast too, I guess because the ground came up high to meet it.
I’ve never really noticed the vista like that before. It was a visitor who pointed it out - it was a rare view for her, one she doesn’t get. So I think I’ll pay better attention next time I take a scooter ride to the playground and start checking out the hills of Lake Highlands.
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