Eco Friendly Real Estate Blog: North Carolina: Asheville: Lake View Park

warm socks at first freeze- and Asheville Beaver Lake

 

 

Asheville Style- warm socks at first freeze

I love the prospect of warm socks at first freeze,

just the soldierlike look of them in neat rows
lined up before me
next to the French-milled soaps
in the second dresser drawer
where they have bunkered down,
neglected since the daffodils bloomed. 

A colorful assemblage they,
in vibrant vermillion,
or glamorous grey,
or in umber, or in those multi-hued,
patiently waiting to be tapped
for duty.

I am dancing now in the hours after donning
the pair - carolina blue ,
with my tweeds and outdoor duds,
cashmere caressing my lucky toes,

what else can I do?

For now, I am royalty lifted above the fray
simply to stroll Doc Silver's nippy back forty
as if it were a mild summer's day
but better: no insects or tall grasses where the
slithering creatures play-
just the Land
and, here and there,
on the north side of the ridge,
little trickles
making icicles
where once ran summer's sweet cascades.

Fallen leaves,
still wet with yesterday's storm,
are slick on the trail.
Yet, I float along, wind at my back, scarf flying,
hiking boots, muddy and well-worn,
feet smiling in blue-clad  luxury.

We are searching for the last bit of wild  to be touted,

and I reveal the secret:
 "... cherished toes pay dividends uncounted...."

~^~

©jA Narrin, Wind-in-the-Feather

The Spirit Ridge Collection

Asheville, 2012

 

 

 The Real Estate Neighborhood Review Journal of Asheville:
Lakeview Park

 

The sidewalks in Walkable Asheville's  Lakeview Park  run down to greet Beaver Lake. First created in 1920, Beaver Lake is man-made. It grew from the damming of Beaver Creek.  For me, this “private lake” shines like a diamond in the carolina blue sky, for, although it is “private”  the Lakeview Park walkable community welcomes Asheville residents and those relocating to Asheville to stroll, sit and enjoy ,canoe the lake, or jog aroung its perimeter.  And if ,any given day, during the winter, spring, summer or fall of the year,  you may see the young and the young-at-heart at play.

 

“Upscale” Walkable Asheville Neighborhood

 

 By 1922, an “upscale” housing development known as Lakeview Park that centered around Beaver Lake began to emerge. 

 

 It so pleases my real estate clients here in Asheville to say that what was first envisioned so many years ago today continues to delight visitors and residents alike.  

 

We walk  the Lakeview Park neighborhood  and down to Beaver Lake  almost every week.  

 

Lakeview Park 2012: We stroll the neighborhood, visit with our neighbors along the way and continue  to be amazed with the  views of the surrounding mountains, sweet picnic spots, colorful canoes gliding by and the much-prized sense that it evokes. . . “all’s right” ...

 

 

 

 

Homes: Here in Lakeview Park you will find an interesting mix of historic and newer homes, tree-lined streets, and lovely views of Asheville’s rolling hills …and, of course, Beaver Lake.

 
Neighbors:  This is a mature community. There area several second and/or vacation homes in this area, yet neighbors have a strong community voice.
Pet -Friendly: Yes      

 

Price Range 2012 in Lakeview Park : $300,000 to $900,000.  
Available Single Family Residences: 10  

 

SOLD in 2011: 7
AT or within 10% of Listed Asking Price

 

 

 

 

 

My Asheville Link Library Resources: CHECK OUT THIS LINK or THIS ONE  

for more on Lakeview Park  Walkable Neighborhood Asheville NC

 

 

xoxo

 

 

 

Lakeview Park- North Asheville’s Walkable Neighborhood—

where children play, and folks of all ages visit with one another under a canopy of trees, and ride bikes or walk just down the block to enjoy the magic of Beaver Lake.

As I wrote yesterday's post about Sweet Rosie Sinead, I imagined where she and her husband might have lived.

Where did she sit to watch the children play? And where might they have walked almost every week, throughout the seasons? Immediately I thought of my own neighborhood—

Asheville NC Lakeview Park!

This walkable neighborhood in North Asheville, so beautiful at any time of year!

Here you may choose to visit with your neighbors, and continue (gratefully) to be amazed with the  views of the surrounding mountains, the proximity of welcoming picnic spots, the colorful canoes gliding by, and the sense of "all's right" that seems to permeate the air.

No wonder, the Lakeview Park neighborhood  is a neighborhood in which the  people simply delight

Here are links to three (3) earlier posts  and photos of Lakeview Park, updated with current real estate information. (Homes for Sale : 14  Price range: $300K-2.5M)

 

Photos and Details about Lakeview Park

 

Lakeview Park- Walkable Neighborhood in North Asheville

Asheville Beaver Lake Neighborhood- Lakeview Park

LakeviewPark-Sustainable Neighborhood in Asheville

 

This post is dedicated to Sweet Rosie Sinead and All Her Children and Grandchildren.
May they live in Peace and Wellness...