It is time to start looking at the early summer blooms and check on the deer. We are being catered by Interstellar Bar B Que of Austin. Our entertainment is Miley Cyris.
Menu
BEEF KIELBASA – All beef traditional Polish style sausage in a pork casing
JALAPEÑO POPPER SAUSAGE – Beef and pork blend in a pork casing, jalapenos, and chunks of gooey cheddar
CHOPPED BRISKET – Chopped ends sauced with Johnny’s Texas Red Sauce
PEACH TEA GLAZED PORK BELLY – Slowly smoked until tender, then glazed with our homemade peach tea glaze
TURKEY – Turkey breast brined in citrus, herbs, and Live Oak Hefeweizen, seasoned with salt and pepper
PORK SPARE RIBS – Duroc pork spare rib; a little sweet, a little spicy
PULLED LAMB SHOULDER – Juicy pulled lamb shoulder seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, and a splash of rice vinegar
BRISKET-USDA prime all-natural brisket seasoned with salt, pepper & garlic
Sides
TOMATO ZUCCHINI SALAD – Thinly sliced zucchini, fresh diced tomato, and red onion marinated in a citrus vinaigrette
MAC & GOUDA- Fresh-made pasta shells and our creamy smoked gouda cheese sauce, topped with toasted panko breadcrumbs.
SMOKED SCALLOP POTATOES – Thinly sliced potatoes layered with cream, parmesan, and garlic smoked to a golden brown
JALAPEÑO SLAW – Shredded green, red cabbage and carrot tossed in our homemade jalapeno dressing
NEW POTATO SALAD – Tender, red-skinned potatoes in a creamy dressing with a little mustard and a little mayo, chopped celery, and red onion
COMPLIMENTARY BBQ BEANS – Red beans cooked down with chopped ends and spices.
Let’s go.
Golden Thryallis looks great.
The Three Tenors.
A cute reminder that there are fawns in the neighborhood.
Twins.
A yellow Mexican Bird of Paradise.
A mom with her twins
Red Mexican Bird of Paradise.
A buck with velvet antlers
Pinkish Crape Myrtle
White Crape Myrtle
Twins on the loose.
Purple sage
One purple and one red Crape Myrtle.
Fiction Favorites 
Those dear look like lawn ornaments. And those velvet antlers, how special!! The flowers are looking wonderful.
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Thank you, Darlene. The blooms are coming out more and more.
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Beautiful tour today! Thanks, John!
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Always glad to have you along, Jill.
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Oh deer, how wonderful!
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Yes, deer. Wonderful.
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We don’t often see deer around here. Thanks for sharing yours. The flowering shrubs are beautiful, but the deer steal the show. Brisket and beans sounds good to me. Have a great day, John.
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Thanks, Dan. Have a great day as well.
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Love the pinkish crape and the beautiful fence to keep those deer out of the yard. Oh, turkey, please. Have a great day!
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Thanks, Steve. Have a super day as well.
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Such a beautiful neighborhood!
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It is. Thank you, Mark
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Saw some deer driving up to Cape Cod. Although, it makes me wonder something. Is there anything in the area that eats the deer?
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Around here, no. Other places, mountain lions
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The deer have a beautiful area to roam, while I try out PEACH TEA GLAZED PORK BELLY cooked until tender and the glazed with their peach tea glaze.
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Yes sounds like a good selection. We call it the heart healthy choice. 😁
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Never had it before.
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The yellow Mexican Bird of Paradise is gorgeous! Thanks for the neighborhood visit, John.
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Thank you for coming along, Jennie.
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You’re welcome, John.
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Hi John, lots of adorable fawns. The Mexican Bird of Paradise is beautiful.
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The Mexican Bird of Paradise is one of my favorites.I loved the Birds of Paradise that grew at the coast but we don’t have them here.
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Look at all those babies! Very cute. Lovely catered tour and fabulous entertainment. LOVE that Miley song.
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Thank you, Monika. I’m so glad you could come along.
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Hmmm, I noticed the BBQ Venison tender loin was missing from the menu. Run Bambi. run! Seriously though, very nice tour. Thanks John.
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Thanks, Dan. Glad you liked it.
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Love those crepe (crappy) myrtles. How nice the deer feel safe in the neighborhood. We’re having roast turkey for dinner today so maybe the peach tea braised pork belly with jalapeno slaw?
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Sounds like a good choice for food. The deer are very safe. We all live together. Thanks, Noelle.
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The beautiful colors of summer and the deer are out in force in your neighborhood, Boss. And this week’s menu is chock full of succulent gimmes!
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Thank you, Mark. This is the first week of real color and most of the fawns have made their entrances. 😁
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It’s a beautiful compilation, Boss.
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I can believe I used Mark instead of Marc. Sorry about that.
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Your apology is no good here, LOL. No worries my man. 😉
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You are the best. 😊
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Right back atcha.
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Every time I see these lovely crepe myrtles, I miss the ones I used to have in my yard! They’re such prolific bloomers, even in all your heat. And those deer look plenty healthy, too. Thanks for another great bus tour, John.
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Thank you for coming along, Debbie. 😁
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The flowers are beautiful and I enjoyed seeing different varieties of Bird of Paradise, but the fawns!!! SO CUTE!!! ❤
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They are the cutest. some of them are pretty cheeky. One stomped its little hoof at the Producer and Twiggy the other day. It wasn’t happy to have a dog around.
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The fawns are so relaxed and at home in your neighborhood. And the flowers are beautiful!
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Thank you, Jan. Yes the fawns have nothing to fear for sure.
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Great views, John! Thanks for sharing.
Those fawns are really cute. This year, we have only two around. And our regular “mama with twins” is not around. 😒 Hopefully she is still ok and just at a different location.
Have a great Sunday afternoon,
Pit
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We have our regulars and it does become a worry to us when they don’t come around for a while. They do eventually show up so maybe that will happen.
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Same here. We just keep our fingers crossed.
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Your neighborhood always seems to have it together. Love seeing the deer. Mom had a mule deer buck on her deck eating her plants this week. She sent me a picture.
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Pretty gutsy deer.
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Deer are such beautiful creatures! They and the plants add to the elegance of the neighborhood.
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Yes they do.
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The beauty of young animals. Despite their youth, they don’t seem to be fearful of humans.
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Yeah, These are not afraid at all. Of course there is no reason to be afraid.
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A splendid tour, John. A menu packed with carbs and meat — I won’t complain. 😀
The crape Myrtles are gorgeous, and so are the deer. Although that first group looks a little nervous. Better let them know that venison wasn’t on that menu.
This week, maybe we need to live on ice cream, sorbet, and fruit pops… I wonder if anybody makes a New York Strip ice cream… Hugs.
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IAlthought the New York strip ice cream sounds good I think I could go for a nice serving of moca chocolate chunk. I wonder if anybody makes it?
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I didn’t care much for ice cream before I moved here. Anyhow, you know I couldn’t resist Googling “meat ice cream” — and I found some truly disgusting products. Although this particular recipe just might have potential. They made a cute article of it anyway. Philadelphia cheese steak ice cream. I think I’ll stick to the traditional flavors. LOL.
https://food52.com/recipes/18743-philadelphia-cheese-steak-ice-cream
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This sounds like it would be interesting.
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Gorgeous flowers, John!
Your hood just keeps on giving.
Of course the fawns steal the post.
Potato Salad..Yes.. I have all these potatoes. That’s what I’ll make!
Neat song. Thank you!
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Sounds good.. How about some veggys too
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Oh yeah! Was considering what to include?
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Definitely!
Time to start cooking!
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What a beautiful tour today, John. I love those red birds of paradise! And the deer with their fawns, so precious. Love that they just roam around without a worry.
I love this song by Miley 🙂
Happy Sunday (what’s left of it!)
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Thank you, Dale. I’m glad you liked the tour. 😁
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Indeed! 😊
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Wonderful tour, John 🙂 I loved seeing all the flowers. We are a bit behind for summer blooms. I watched a butterfly searching for nectar today, slim pickings besides my roses right now.
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We were behind as well. I think the winter cold here threw all of them off.
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Just a bit of potato salad, please! The flowers are all gorgeous … we’re still waiting for ours to bloom … the ones the squirrels didn’t dig up, that is! But the deer … oh, the deer stole my heart! So many deer in your neighborhood … I love them! Thanks for the tour this Sunday morn, John. Have a great week ahead!
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So glad you came along, Jill. The deer are everywhere right now. The fawns are so cute and playful. For some reason a lot of twins were born. Have a great week as well.
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It’s unusual for deer to be so plentiful in a populated area … I would love stepping outside my house to see a deer or two in my front yard!
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They are in our yard for sure.
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I guess the deer are a challenge for the gardenrrs.
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We have a lot of deer resistant plants here. The tender annuals are toast if someone doesn’t know.
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Wish my flowers and shrubs were doing that well. A rabbit ate my verbena blooms and they still haven’t come back.
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Bad bunny.
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The crape mytles in particular are looking beautiful! We had a mama deer and twin fawns visitation a few minutes ago.
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Excellent. Tell em hay for me.
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Will do!
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What a beautiful tour John. I especially loved the Pinkish Crape Myrtle, twin deer on the loose, and the three tenors, lol. Very creative and fun post. Oh, and I love Miley’s song. Thanks. 🙂
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Thank you, Debby. 😁
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Sweet summer days with deer! Thank you, dear John!🙂🍤🍤🍤🍻
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Yes the deer and their little ones are everywhere. 🤗
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