Views of the Neighborhood – Lamps

~ John W. Howell

Lakeway has an ordinance that all homes need to have a lamp in the front of the house. Since there are no street lamps here, the regulation is very practical. Without the house lamps, it would be very dark indeed. The nice part about the individual lamps is that the night sky is protected from the glare of high-powered lights. We will take a little trip around the neighborhood to check out the kinds of lamps people have in their front yard. (okay, not the most spectacular tour, but hopefully, you will like it.) To help we are catered Brunch from Josephine House of Clarksville. Our entertainment is Carol King

Menu

Brillat Savarin green tomato, strawberry, sourdough crouton, mexican marigold infused honey 
Green Gazpacho corn pepper relish, creme fraiche and avocado
English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich chicken sausage, harissa aioli, grafton cheddar & scrambled egg
Steak & Eggs 44 Farms bavette steak, roasted marble potatoes, red chimichurri, sunny side up egg
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes strawberries, blueberries, maple syrup, house cultured butter 
Egg Salad Tartine dill, radish, sunf lower shoots, capers on seeded wheat toast 
Avocado Toast housemade hot sauce, lime zest & sunny egg 
Josephine House Burger house-made bun, grafton cheddar, greens, grilled red onion, harissa aïoli, fruit
Huevos Rancheros housemade corn tostada, sunny side up eggs, black beans, ranchero sauce, queso Cotija, cilantro 
Rice Bowl forbidden rice, roasted & pickled seasonal vegetables, avocado, arugula, romesco, poached egg
with seared chicken breast, Gulf shrimp, or Niman Ranch steak 
Shrimp & Grits Barton Spring Mills grits, lemon, thyme, red pepper flake 
Big Chopped Salad roasted chicken, pepitas, blackberries, avocado, goat feta & citronette

Of course, Top shelf drinks, beer and wine and VooDoo Ranger IPA.

Picture of an old time school bus

The bus is ready.

Our first lamp has a stately demeanor.

The haunted house look.

Hard to describe but it is a lamp.

Classic carrage lamp with grasshopper bonus.

Sixties globe

Matching pole and house lights.

Modern LED type.

Three lamps supporting the blue.

A trio of lamps that look like they were cut off.

Another back the blue lamp.

A gas lamp.

Large lamp in the mist.

Another gas lamp.

So ends the exciting tour of lamps. Now relax and enjoy Carol King live. I hope you have a great week.

 

100 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Lamps”

  3. Which one is Aladdin’s?
    Quite a collection nevertheless.
    I admire this regulation of eschewing street lights to limit human damage to the natural world. Looks like it is becoming popular is several parts of the US.

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  5. I’ll have the salad and the ‘stately’ lamp. I love front lawn lamps. And might I suggest ‘The Old Lamplighter’…https://youtu.be/KVgQKImpCh0 (I hope this pasted correctly). Nice post, John.

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  6. Is the haunted house lamp out year around? I’m not big on the modern LED light. I grew up in a neighborhood that had more traditional lamp posts. We have plain old streetlights now…kind of boring. Thanks for the tour, John. Wishing you a peaceful Sunday!

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  7. Yes, I did enjoy the lamp tour. Once again, your neighbors have shown creativity and individuality.
    I’ll have the Brillat Savarin and maybe go through the tour again.

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  9. Who doesn’t love Carole King? What a beautiful voice and smile! Thank you for sharing her today. And I enjoyed the walk around your neighborhood. I especially like the lamp with the star — and the grasshopper visitor. Enjoy your breakfast and your day, my friend. 😊

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  13. Good morning, John. That’s not a bad ordinance at all. We don’t have anything like this here, but I seem to remember that there is an ordinance about lights during the night, to prevent too much glare so close to Enchanted Rock.
    Have a great Sunday,
    Pit

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  16. First off, I received a notification for this post, John!

    I was also happy to see that our lamppost and lamps are represented in your wonderful collection.

    I’m going to go old school and have the Steak & Eggs today.

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    1. Thank you for letting me know, Dan. I would like yours then. Steak and eggs it is. Thaks again for the info. I have an e-mail from WP wondering if maybe my post was just not being read because of a holiday or something. Would love to throw explosives to the bot. I guess this is a one-off situation. The Producer got a notification too. Traffice seems to be getting back to normal.

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  17. Okay, this is an enLIGHTening post! I’m still wondering about that contraption with the green hand sticking out, but the others look pretty functional. And I imagine the city (or is it a village?) saves a bundle, not having to foot the bill for street lights!

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  18. I wouldn’t think there would be so much diversity in yard lamps, but there is! I’m intrigued by the one with a hand in it. Thanks for another fun tour with good music and food to accompany us.

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  23. Excellent choices for the menu… So many lovely dishes to choose from!

    The LED lamp makes me think of the bug zapper we used to have. That indescribable one is top of the kitschy chain! I am partial to the gas lamps, true be told. I guess I’m more of a classicist 😉

    Carole King is always welcome to listen to.

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