Views of the Neighborhood – Spring Flowers

~ John W. Howell

Today we are going out to find the spring wildflowers, and as usual, we need to be fortified with good food and drink. Today we are being catered brunch from Matties in Austin.

Matties Brunch

STARTER
FriedGreenTomatoes shrimp+crabsalad,lemon,creoleremoulade . . . . .
SALADS
Farmhouse Salad (V) local greens, fennel relish, tarragon vinaigrette, cherry tomatoes

Beet Salad cardamom yogurt preserved lemon, arugula, hazelnuts

Frisée Salad pickled apples, arugula, roasted grapes, candied pecans, bleu cheese, lemon-poppyseed dressing

Little Gem Caesar (V) creamy cashew caesar dressing, rebel tomatoes, almond “parmesan,” garlic crostini  Add to any salad
Roasted chicken breast  Seared salmon
ENTRÉES
Biscuits+ChorizoCreamGravy ̊with scrambled eggs
Milk Punch French Toast macerated strawberries, candied pecans, whipped cream, bourbon maple syrup.
Green Chile Pork Chilaquiles tomatillo sauce, chunky pico de gallo, over-easy eggs, cotija cheese, tortilla chips
Breakfast Plate ̊ scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon, or house-made wild boar sausage.
Fried Chicken Eggs Benedict ̊ buttermilk biscuits, hollandaise, green salad
Basmati Rice Bowl (V) chickpeas, coconut curry, roasted vegetables, cilantro, tomato, green onions
Grassfield Farms Beef Burger ̊ aged Tillamook cheddar, tomato-bacon jam, Duke’s mayo, house frites. Add egg, bacon, or avocado
SIDES
Nueske’sBacon  HomeFries  Porfi’s Housemade Sage Sausage  FreshFruit(V)

Wine

Raventós i Blanc Blanc de Blancs Conca del Riu Anoia, Catalonia, Spain 2016

Moussé Fils ‘l’Extra Or d’Eugène’ Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Champagne, France nv

Chateaude Brézé Cremantde Loire Brut Rosé France nv

Rose Gold Côtes de Provence,France 2018

Dessert

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Tart honey roasted peanuts, flourless brownie, salted caramel sauce

Mexican Vanilla Ice Cream peach curd, blackberry compote, sugar oat streusel

Hummingbird Cake  banana, coconut, pineapple, cashew, almond,
rum-cream cheese frosting

Today’s entertainment will be a soothing and relaxing time with a Cardinal at the falls.

So let’s get on board.

Views of the Neighborhood

Along the side of the main drag in Lakeway is a beautiful display of bluebonnets.

And some wild daisies.

Closeup of the bluebonnets.

A few four nerve daisies in with the bluebonnets

The California poppies are blooming

A close-up of the California poppies.

We are now at the greenbelt, and the iris are blooming.

A close-up of the iris.

Views of the Neighborhood

The cedar sage (Salvia roemeriana) is lovely.

Views of the Neighborhood

Path with bluebonnets on each side.

Views of the Neighborhood

A close-up of the bluebonnets

It could be Antelope horns (Asclepias Asperula), but I’m not sure.

Evening primrose close-up.

The evening primrose in the natural setting.

Views of the Neighborhood

Some prairie verbena (Glandularia bipinnatifida)

Views of the Neighborhood

A fern by a water feature.

We have finished our tour. Stay and have some food and listen to the falls and cardinal.

Have a great week.

 

97 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Spring Flowers”

  4. Yes, spring is here, flowers are blooming, nests are being built and I’m gorging myself on your menu!
    Thanks for the fried green tomatoes, John. I haven’t had them in at least a year!!

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  6. Thank you for showing us all the wonderful reasons that Spring is beloved. The new life, the colors, and birds singing delight. Beautiful.

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  8. Bingo! You’re right on the antelope horns. What a great find — I thought I spotted some last weekend, but I was going 60 at the time and wasn’t inclined to stop and turn around.

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  10. That spread is sumptuous! I’m stuffed just reading the menu.
    Lovely share of pretty spring flowers.
    And that little video – don’t you just want to sit by that all day with a book in hand? I videotaped a cardinal singing, too! I just love how they respond when I whistle their tune!
    Happy Sunday, John.

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  14. Love seeing the wildflowers, especially the bluebonnets. A coworker planned to travel to Burnett this weekend to see them.

    I’m waiting for the coreopsis to appear in a few weeks. The waterfall video was so relaxing.

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  18. I was wondering if the bluebonnets were blooming yet. I need to take a road trip. I love seeing fields of them. Thank you for sharing these beautiful signs of spring, John!

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      1. No problem. dear John! 😁The Internet never sleeps. We had about 15 degrees today. Tomorrow it will be about +25…however yet snow is expected. Our Nature is becoming wild with us, unreasonable human beings! I have heard about social disorders in Minessota. I hope it will be with as less victims as possible. It is a great feast today here. Every 12th of April Russia celebrates the first space travel made by Yurij Gagarin in 1961. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Happy cosmos day!

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        1. Yurij was a great hero. Happy Cosmos Day. Yes, there are demonstrations because another black man was killed by police in Minnesota. It was an accidental shooting but still sparks demonstrations.

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  23. Beautiful tour, John. I love this time of year that brings new blooms and new hope along with them. Our orange poppies are popping up all over and they’re glorious. 🙂
    Hope you’re having a nice Sunday.

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  25. Finally made it by, John! I especially love your Sunday tours, and this one was extra nice. We share some of the same wildflowers, like iris and evening primrose, and even a variety of scarlet salvia very similar to the one you pictured. But OH, what I wouldn’t give to see a field of bluebonnets! Alas, that’s not one we have here. 😦

    THANKS for sharing. It made me smile, and after Saturday’s sweltering heat, and today’s heavy, all-day rain, I needed that. Have a great week ahead! 🙂

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  26. So many signs of spring. My fellow retired teachers and I gathered outside this past week for our first retirement lunch in over a year—one step closer to normalcy.

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  29. After never having luck with bulbs, I decided to give them another try and planted irises last fall. Once again, nothing. I’m done. I’m having the French toast and PB and chocolate dessert!

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        8. Yes, it’s an SL, and a 380. Sheesh! And it’s his baby. 🙂 After riding in the car, I appreciate the drive of a really good car. It’s a big wow! He was very excited about your BMW. Really. I smiled when he wanted to tell me details. 😀

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