It's a neighborhood of window shutters, rose trellises and patio furniture. A place where bikes seem to outnumber people. The houses are all on Olde Mill Lane, a large loop that makes up Davis Mill Estates, off Davisville Road. They sit off the road behind manicured lawns. Floral wreaths adorn many front doors and basketball hoops reside in driveways.
Some homes have large farmer's porches or picture windows.
Many have a family dog tied in the yard. Everyone knows everyone else's children and we keep an eye out for everyone's kids. Neighbor Peggy Bauer moved here from Kentucky after her husband got a job in the area. My husband had to look for a neighborhood that was suited for kids in the middle of winter. He couldn't have picked a better neighborhood.