Today represents one of those in-between kind of weeks. I have called it potpourri. We went to Bee Cave to witness Bee Cave Bob the Armadillo, seeing his shadow indicating early spring. It is too early for many Valentine’s decorations. So, we will now wander the neighborhood to see what else is going on. We are catered by Diner Bar in Austin. Our entertainment is Fleetwood Mac.
Menu
To start
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SHRIMP TOAST– benne seeds, fino sherry, sourdough
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DEVILED EGGS – smoked fish, Dijon, trout roe
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SPICY BLUE CRAB SALAD – 0ld bay, cayenne, toasted saltines
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DINER BAR LETTUCES – feta, pickled peppers, oregano
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CHICORY SALAD – radicchio, escarole, anchovy dressing
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RABBIT DIRTY RICE – braised rabbit, chicken livers, Holy TrinityDinner
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COUNTRY PASTA – bucatini, pork belly, black pepper, parmesan
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CHICKEN COUNTRY CAPTAIN – curry, sourdough trencher, almond, currants
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GRILLED KOBOCHA – pumpkin middlins, coconut, pepitas
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16OZ NY STRIP – maître d’ butter, garlic confit, lemon
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PORK SCHNITZEL – Dijon, chicories, anchovy vinaigrette
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DAYBOAT CATCH – salsa verde, clams, potatoes, white beans
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Let’s get on the bus.
Austin Statesman photo
Bee Cave Bob coming out of his den.
Taylor Kamnetz photo
An early spring prediction by Bee Cave Bob
Deer in the neighborhood
Wondering if I have a handout
Oops. Looks like someone forgot the holiday decorations.
The first Valentine’s decoration.
A new sculpture on the mailbox.
A shutter that needs fixing and a wreath that needs storing. (I am not going to mention the holiday lights)
Some more deer in the yard.
Looks like this mailbox had a rough night.
Ding, ding, ding. Another winner for Valentine’s decoration.
A bunch of does getting carrots.
All (but one) scatter when the buck arrives.
I hope you enjoyed the little tour. Now, it is time for food and music. I hope you have a great week.
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Time to take the Christmas decorations down. Love the deer. Can’t go wrong with Fleetwood Mac!
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Go your own way had a wandering feeling. Much like the post.
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I’d never heard of Bee Cave Bob!
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He is there. I’ll be honest I never heard of him either.
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I love the deer, and yes, they’re way overdue getting down those Christmas decorations.
A Bee Cave Bob Day…only in Texas! 🤣❤
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Yes, only in Texas for sure. Thanks, Deborah
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Your neighbors never fail to give you fodder for Sundays. And you amuse us with your captions!
I got up just a few minutes ago, so I’m not very hungry, John.
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I can identify with that. Well brunch is at 10:00.
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I still can’t believe all the deer you have. Bee Cave Bob seems like a cool dude. I like his prediction. I finally got the Christmas wreath down last week and put up a eucalyptus wreath for the rest of the winter.
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Sounds like a great idea.
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Interesting that Texas uses and armadillo, not a groundhog, to predict spring’s coming. They’re fascinating to me. Your neighborhood sure looks nice, John. That collapsed mailbox looks like a drunk knocked it over. All those deer!
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I can’t tell you what knocked the mailbox over. Usually its a car or truck, but who knows.
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Probably somebody drunk. 🤨
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I agree. I’m sure it’s not a deer cause they don’t drink.
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Love Bee Cave Bob. There’s a Waxahachie Walt, too. You know the old saying: if the armadillo sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of every kind of weather there is.
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Yes. Texas weather is like that.
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I love the tours around your neighborhood. The deer are magnificent!
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Thank you, Kymber.
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Guess armadillos work in a pinch when you can’t find a groundhog.
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I thinbk most anything would do. 😁
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Except a hippo. They don’t strike me as the type to be happy about waking up to a crowd.
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Ha ha ha. You are so right.
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You sure set a mean breakfast table John. It is great that both Punxsutawney Phil and Bee Cave Bob agree on an early spring. They both can survive to prognosticate another year.
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Yes. There are the “Off with their heads” types hanging around.
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I love the name Beecave Bob. Sounds like a good character name. Somehow, when I think of deer with carrots I didn’t picture it the same way.
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Hard for them to hold them.
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What does Twiggy think of these ‘wild animals’ wandering around? We have nothing like that in my neighborhood–we are so boring.
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She pretty much accepts them. Only when one decides to stalker her does she start barking.
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Poor Monk would likely have a heart attack if he looked out the window and saw that many deer in his yard! The Valentine’s wreaths are pretty, but yes, the Christmas decorations need to come down. Surely y’all have had sufficient nice weather for people to complete that task?
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You would think? The shutters on that one house should give you a hint on maintenance.
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What a perfect day – lots of things to see and Fleetwood Mack. Their Rumors album will always be their best of all time. Some folks are just lazy – probably put the Christmas decorations up late and just don’t want to take them down?
As for me the schnitzle and deviled eggs – going for broke with cholesterol.
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I think your analysis of the folks with decorations is spot on. Cholesterol in moderation is not such a bad thing.
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Deviled eggs are my downfall!
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Done right they are so good. I’m with you.
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Oh, deer… I have some Toledo friends who would be freaked out by all the deer. They HATE the deer wandering through their neighborhood. to each their own…
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We all love the deer.
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Wonderful tour, John, The menu looks great and loved your fun pictures. Fleetwood Mac ia one of our favorites!!! My husband is a Stevie Nicks fan! 💕💃🏻
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I like Stevie as well but I really like their work. I think Tusk is one of the best.
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The menu looks divine and the wildlife looks happy. As far as that mailbox goes, I always wondered what a mailbox with a hangover looked like.
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That is one for sure. I wonder if a little bicarb would help. Naw, forget that. Three fingers of Grey Goose will fix it.
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Deal.
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Hi John, I didn’t know armadillos predicted the seasons. I thought that was groundhogs. The Christmas decorations are a little tired now.
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This is Texas. Armadillos do everything. I agree they are tired.
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😀 Texas is in the news 😉
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We are thankful that other states recognize the bullying behavior of the Biden administration. Unlawful immigration is being encouraged by Biden and efforts by Texas to stop it have been challenged in the courts. So far the courts have sided with the feds which is logical because it is federal responsibility to keep our borders secure. The unfortunate part is the feds are not fulfilling their responsibility, so we have rampant incursions into Texas. The 26 states that support Texas are sending police to help stop the illegal immigration and to protect the rights of legal citizens. Biden blames Congress for not passing stricter laws but the point is the laws on the books now are strong enough to stop the problem. All that is necessary is to order the border patrol to enforce the law. That has to come from Biden and the head of Homeland Security. So far they refuse.
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A most unfortunate situation.
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Loved the tour John.. and oh to have deer in the front garden, but no good for the flower beds :-)… And the trimming up for Valentines… A new concept for me here in the UK… 🙂 but I guess it will eventually catch on, like Halloween did.. 🙂
Enjoy your Week ahead.. ❤
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Yes if you like chocolate then there might be a reason to trim up the house. Maybe the cupid fairy will drop some off.
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🙂🧚♂️🧚♀️🧚
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Watch out for that arrow.
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It struck 53 yrs ago John, we just our 49th wedding anniversary. 💗🍾
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Wonderful. Congratulations.
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Thank you John 🙂
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I went to my sister’s on Friday and there is this one house that not only still has the lights up (I can understand waiting till it’s warmer to remove them) they were turned on. Good grief. The deer are having a day, unlike that mailbox – let’s call it vintage!!
Thanks for the tune!
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The mail box is a little past vintage. I think the term is junk.
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I was trying to be nice… 😉
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Ha ha ha.
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Wow, you really do have a lot of deer in your neighborhood. We get a few every now and then, but that’s the extent of the visits.
I had no idea about Bee Cave, Bob. He’s in agreement with Punxsutawney Phil, who also predicated an early spring. YAY!
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I think they may have colluded, Mae. No proof of that but it could be.
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John, what a terrific tour! Ending it with The Mac was the perfect touch.
Just the idea of Bee Cave Bob the Armadillo had me smiling. I’m so glad you took (and shared) photos. The menu is mouthwatering too.
Holy Hannah! That’s a lot of deer in one place considering it’s a neighborhood. Big hugs.
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Last count we have 600+ deer and 11,000 residents.
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Great tour, John. I love the old rustic mailbox, but bending might be an issue. It looks like it’s almost on the ground.😊
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Yes it is. It used to be on top of an organized set of stones which are now a pile of rubble.
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A very interesting potpourri tour. I had forgotten about Bee Cave Bob – glad he agrees with Phil.
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Yes i can’t imagine a conflict. Who would we believe.
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Listening to and loving the song!
What the heck are pumpkin middlins?
I’ll just have the chicory salad, hold the dressing!
The new sculpture is quite cool.
The “dear” steal the show.
Random, like the tour!
🟠✖️ 🐂 🦊-F 🐸 – fr&g+x
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Rice middlins are broken rice grains. I don’t know what pumpkin middlins are. The deer do take the show always. Thanks, Resa
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I guess they’re broken pumpkins, then.
Maybe the band Smashing Pumpkins know something about this!
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We should call them. 📞X 🎃X 🎃X
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Good Idea! You got their number?
📞X 🎃X 🎃X 🟠X (symbolic pumpkin)
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I do not 📞X 🎃X 🎃X 🟠X🖋X Maybe a letter
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I don’t have an address. An album signing perhaps?
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Good idea. 💡X 💡X💡X💡X
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My eyes!!!! It’s so bright in here.
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Go Your Own Way is a god tune for this collection, John (I love Fleetwood Mac). Somewhere between Christmas and Valentine’s Day. And the deer don’t seem to care one way or the other.
I’ll try the Spicy Blue Crab salad and the Pork Schnitzel. I won’t mention the rabbit appetizer to anyone around here.
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Yes keep that dish under wraps. Thanks, Dan
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I think I’ll bring my own lunch this time 😉 Awwww … Bob is cute! Never saw an armadillo up close and personal before! Wow … all the deer … I love seeing how unafraid they are coming right up to the houses like that. I will hold my tongue about the Christmas decorations, since we still have our Christmas lights in the window — it’s just been so grey and dreary that we hate the thought of taking them down! Thanks for the trip, John!
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Yes the weather is a good reason for lights still up. Thanks, Jill.
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Our development’s holiday decorations just went down this week! Love seeing the deer, even when they’re looking for handouts 🙂
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Thanks, Barbara.
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Your neighborhood would be a deer hunter’s paradise. 🙂 Thanks for the tour. Maybe the Christmas decorations will eventually come down. Gotta love Bee Cave Bob!
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The deer are like pets. I’m sure the decorations will fade as time goes on. Thanks, Jan.
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I don’t think Bee Cave Bob is as famous as Punxsutawney Phil, but perhaps his predicting skills are better. I read that Phil’s prediction skills are terrible.
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I’m not sure of the stats on Bob. I can imagine he has a similar profile to Phil. Thanks, Pete.
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Go Your Own Way is a great tune while sampling the local food fare. Bee Cave Bob is quite a celebrity to be sure…perhaps one day he and our PA Phil will make a dual appearance together? (Those deer ARE like pets…!)🙂
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The deer are so used to humans that it is scary. We have our share of those hit by cars each year (usually fawns) and the community mourns each one. They are part of what the vommunity is. Thanks, Bruce.
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Even though our weather is unseasonably warm this week, I’m still not convinced about the early spring.
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Whoa…that’s quite the spread. Poor Bee Cave Bob looks unimpressed with the attention. Excellent entertainment.
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Thank you, Monika. I think Bob would rather sleep.
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Love the deer – and the menu, lol. 🙂
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Both brings smiles.
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Wow, lots of deer. Are they a problem in the hood? Yes, fix those shutters. Have a great week.
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They are not a problem because we all know not to plant stuff they like. They have plenty of food in the lawns and meadows.
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John, I enjoyed learning about Bee Cave Bob – what a tradition! Love Fleetwood Mac and listening to the link as tapping away here! I’m beginning to wonder if some people are leaving up the Xmas decs until next year as there are a couple of houses with theirs still out. odd! Oh, I’ve never seen Valentines Decorations before but they are lovely and much needed colour in the darkness of February!
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So true, Annika. We have very few Valentine’s decorations but it is nice to see the happy colors. I have no good reason for people leaving decorations up. Maybe they just don’t want to let go of the feeling of the holiday. Thank you for the lovely comment. 😁
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I would call this set: betweeen deerie holidays.😂😂😂 Thank you for the inspiration, dear John!
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Thank you, Maria. 🥂🍰
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