Jennifer Lane's 'suburban forest' home in Greater Harmony Hills keeps her connected to nature and her family roots.
Jennifer Lane, with her son Moses and his Ayam Cemani rooster on Friday, calls the backyard of her family's Greater Harmony Hills home their haven. Lane said she loves the canopy created by the live oak trees in her yard.The Where I Live series aims to showcase our diverse city and region by spotlighting its many vibrant neighborhoods. Each week a local resident invites us over and lets us in on what makes their neighborhood special.
After living in the artists’ enclave of Marfa, finding ourselves in the suburbs of a large city provided some culture shock for me and my family. But my two sons were happy at their new schools , my husband enjoyed perfecting his grilled yakitori skewers in our backyard, and after nine years in the desert, I felt refreshed living under the canopy of the 13 live oak trees that shelter the house.
Sadly, the kumquat tree did not survive the Snowpocalypse of 2021, so we planted a native mulberry tree in its place. My son and I have spent hours expanding the original vegetable garden, planting fruit trees and exploring the drainage ditch beside the house, which is an ecosystem unto itself. During the pandemic this backyard was our haven, giving each family member a little extra space and a connection with nature when we needed it.
We have fun watching the very fat possum who lives under our deck, whom we call Ralph, snuffling around the property on his nightly rounds. After getting a wildlife camera we confirmed it was raccoons who were feasting out of the compost pile next to my garden. Squirrels, snakes, toads, bees, cicadas — the list goes on, and I wonder how many more unseen creatures are out there making a living in our suburban forest.
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