Views of the Neighborhood – In Search of Easter Decorations

~ John W. Howell

Today we are going to search Lakeway for signs of Easter. We are being catered by Another Broken Egg of Austin. Our entertainment is Bing Crosby.

Menu

SHRIMP ‘N GRITS – Gulf shrimp and andouille sautéed with red peppers and onions in a spicy low country reduction over creamy cheese grits. Served with garlic bread and lemon.

HASH BROWN BENEDICT – Ham and cheese stuffed crispy hash brown croquettes, topped with poached eggs, mushroom herbed hollandaise, and red peppers. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.

EGGS BLACKSTONE BENEDICT – Grilled red tomato slices on an English muffin, topped with poached eggs, hollandaise, chopped bacon, and green onions. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.

MARDI GRAS OMELETTE – Filled with Louisiana crawfish, gulf shrimp, andouille, and red peppers, topped with tomato hollandaise, tomatoes, and green onions. Served with an English muffin and grits or fresh country potatoes.

CRAB CAKE BENEDICT – Jumbo lump crab cakes on an English muffin, topped with poached eggs, andouille-infused hollandaise, red peppers, and green onions. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.

SMOKED SALMON BENEDICT – Toasted bagel, cream cheese, smoked salmon, and poached eggs, topped with red onions, capers, and green onions. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.

COUNTRY POWER BOWL – Scrambled eggs filled with country ham, onions, and tomatoes over Cheddar jack cheese grits. Topped with country sausage gravy. Served with baked bacon and an oversized biscuit.

CHICKEN & WAFFLES – Crispy fried chicken tenders on a Belgian waffle, drizzled with house-made chipotle honey.

CINNAMON ROLL FRENCH TOAST – Thick-sliced, house-baked French-toast style cinnamon rolls topped with cream cheese icing, rum butter sauce drizzle, fresh seasonal berries, and fresh whipped cream. Served with two eggs any style and baked bacon or house-made sausage patties.

MONTEREY POWER OMELETTE – Egg white omelet filled with chicken, onions, green chilies, and tomatoes. Topped with guajillo sauce, Jack cheese, and avocado. Side of sour cream. Served with an English muffin and fresh seasonal fruit.

SKINNY OMELETTE – Goat-cheese-filled egg white omelet with asparagus, roasted red peppers, and roasted garlic cloves. Topped with fresh herbs and green onions. Served with an English muffin and fresh seasonal fruit.

SHRIMP BENNY – Poached eggs on grilled focaccia with sautéed mushrooms, roasted peppers, onions, and arugula. Topped with Gulf shrimp in a creamy velouté sauce and green onions. Served with fresh seasonal fruit.

Picture of an old time school bus

Let’s go.

Our first stop is a fancy bunny mail topper.

Next is another bunny but one looking very content.

The purple house has gone all out with Easter Baskets (in the skeleton’s flanges) and eggs.

Now, this is an Easter display that you may remember from last year.

Bunny guards the door.

Here are some pretty sketchy carrots. The spring wreaths look good.

Bunny-eared tortoise. Yes, that is a bunny tail on the tortoise too.

An egg flag is always welcome.

A happy Easter message to all of us.

An easter egg hunt to finish the tour.

So let’s enjoy the food and Bing Crosby.

96 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – In Search of Easter Decorations”

  3. Here in South Africa, Easter decorations are unknown. But some families do organise Easter Egg hunts on a modest scale,in their own gardens, for very small kids. The shops, of course, are crammed with chocolate Easter Eggs and Hot cross buns.

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  9. Another great Sunday neighborhood tour, John. Love all the decorations, especially that second bunny on the mailbox. (I think I’d leave him out all year!) Not so sure why the skeletons are helping with Easter, but what do I know. All in all, you have a most amazing neighborhood, and I love the way everyone gets into the spirit of each holiday or occasion. Thanks for sharing! 😀 ❤

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  10. How about a picture of your front door area with all the protection? Would be fun to see a bunny and other deco out front by the moat, etc.
    Happy Easter from Peter Cottontail.

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    1. The auto machine gun system eliminated the stuffed toys since the AI assumed they were aggressors. Going to careful next time. All that fluff now needs to be raked up.

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  12. I’ll have an order of the Shrimp & Grits, please. That would be divine.
    So, skeletons for Easter… Does Tim Burton secretly live there? (Nightmare Before Christmas) I love the turtle in the bunny costume. Thanks for the tour, John. Hugs.

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  23. What a great song … and what a gorgeous voice Bing had! My mom was a HUGE fan of hats and forced us girls to wear them, too. Needless to say, we weren’t fans, ha! I’m still giggling over the tortoise with bunny ears and fluffy tail.

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  24. Looks like you got a neighbor who wants to get more mileage out of his Halloween decorations. The big bunnies are fun looking.

    I’ll have the Chicken & Waffles – hard to pass that up, John.

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  25. A fun Easter tour, John. I especially love that Happy Easter door decoration and the tortoise with the bunny ears and tail. Easter and Christmas are my two favorite holidays. 🤗

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  27. I suppose I could stuff down a waffle… but just 1 waffle with a bit of syrup.

    The 2 opening bunnies are gorgeous, and the turtle rabbit had me on the floor!
    Okay, grabbing a link or 2 and on my way.

    Was going to grab a pic of you from your author page, but it has vanished into a 404 error.
    No worries, I nabbed one off of Sally’s blog.
    ⨂ 🐂 ⨷ õẋ

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  29. I suspect those skeletons are just too challenging to take down and put back up so they thought, what the heck, let’s just adorn them with appropriate attire for the current holiday!😂😂

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  31. Incredible stroll, dear John! We may call your area bunny’s one! Poor Skeletons! It is not their season yet. I wish you happy Easter mood! 🥳🥳🥳🤗🍤🍤🍤🍻

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  32. Loved your Easter tour John. But I have to say, holy cow, that menu had me drooling. It was hard to choose, but I’m having SMOKED SALMON BENEDICT, please. ❤

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