Views of the Neighborhood – Yard Decorations

~ John W. Howell

Happy Mother’s Day

I have to admit it is a slow week in the neighborhood. The Producer did see some unusual yard decorations, so that is what the tour is all about today. We are being catered by Ten Ten of Austin. Our entertainment is The Yardbirds. (Of course)

Menu

Grilled squash, black garlic, baby spinach.

Charred hamachi kama black garlic, pickled vegetables

Sea bass miso butter, bok choy

Pork belly ssamjang, baby lettuce, pickles

Short rib Japanese bbq, shimeji

Wagyu new york strip summer squash, shiso

A5 wagyu tenderloin hatcho miso, 8oz

A5 wagyu strip shiso wasabi gremolata 14oz

A5 wagyu ribeye veal truffle demi-glace 24oz

Picture of an old time school bus

The bus is ready.

We start with a dinosaur and a frog character. (Sorry for the fuzzy photo, but it had to be taken from a distance.

A slightly tilted wind sculpture.

A full-blown windmill.

Mushrooms and lights.

A very strange headless monk. (I think monk.)

One of the more weird yard decorations. When the wind blows, there is an illusion of motion.

Another wind sculpture and some steel flowers at its base.

A glass something sitting among rocks.

Totally weird. Our favorite purple house now has aliens. Two kid aliens are taking a nap on the ground.

Back to normal. Steel sunflowers. (Yeah, they are normal)

That is the tour. I hope you have a great week. now enjoy the food and music.

99 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Yard Decorations”

  1. What a nice morning excursion…I’m a little concerned about the alien babies. I think that l may have the monk’s head in my garage…will check after l finish my coffee. Thanks John and you guys have a nice day.🤗

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  5. Aliens and headless monks? For a minute I thought it was Halloween! Happy Mother’s Day to anyone who loves and mothers someone, including fur babies.

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  9. Hm, looks like the glass something among the rocks could be used as a head for the headless monk. You’re a good negotiator, try and put that deal together.

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    2. Don’t be silly. The glass something would not work. Who are you anyway? Glass and stone don’t work. I’d like to think that the head is around somewhere. Just call me Ichabod Crane.

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  11. As soon as I read Yardbirds, “For Your Love” started playing inside my head. With all due respect to your purple-housed neighbors, the alien display is just plain tacky.

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        1. We don’t have an HOA. We have city codes which none of these things violate. Don’t forget we are close to Austin and the city’s unofficial motto is “Keep Austin Weird.”

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  13. I would like the grilled squash, please! Oh my … every day is Hallowe’en in your neighborhood! I LOVE the dinosaur & frog, the mushrooms, and even the aliens. The bicycle one … looks too much like someone I’d rather not think about! And metallic sunflowers … who knew? At least the squirrels won’t eat those! Fun trip today, John! Thanks!

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  16. I love how eclectic these decorations are, John. The aliens are so unusual, the bicyclist would be fun to see when the wind blows, the headless monk is bizarre, and the mushrooms and lights are full of whimsy. Toss in the Yardbirds and it’s a great tour!

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  20. The headless monk leaves one to ponder. Did it ever have a head? What happened to the head? Endless questions. But my all-time favorite is the house with the aliens. That’s a loud statement! Thanks for the tour, John!

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  21. Those green aliens make no sense. Glad I don’t live next to the purple house. The headless body must have story, but then I guess the aliens have a weird story. Thanks for ending on normal flowers and providing great food! Have a good week, John. Thanks to the Producer for finding these treasures.

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  22. Thanks for the tour, John.
    Hey, your fave purple house has aliens, for sure.
    They are merely pretending to be yard statues.
    They are walking among us!
    They’ll have the Squash dish, please!
    👽𝖃 👽𝖃 👽𝖃 👽𝖃

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        12. LOL!
          I take it there is no blue paint emoji out there.
          Well, we’ll just have to make do!
          💙 ~ 🥧 – e & 🐜
          🐂🐂🐂🐂

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  24. Well now… Those aliens are disconcerting – don’t even try to blend in with the natives! It was enough for one to lose his head! I do love me the ‘shrooms, though…
    Happy Sunday!

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  26. There are some seriously creative decorations in your neighborhood, John. I’m thinking you should interview the people who live in the purple house for your blog.

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  28. Those are some strange decorations! Aliens standing guard over the entrance with kid aliens on the ground? That headless monk? The dinosaur and frog? That weird bicycle thing? Well, to each his own, I guess. At least, now I have an appreciation for my own neighbors, ha!

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