Views of the Neighborhood – Wandering the Neighborhood

~ John W. Howell

Since it is a slow week activity-wise, The Producer developed a theme for today’s post. She suggested “Wandering the Neighborhood,” which means seeing a whole lot of different sights as we do just that. Ten Ten of Austin caters to us, and Dion provides entertainment.

Menu

acorn squash, black garlic, baby spinach

roasted cauliflower, eggplant, wild mushroom

smoked tofu, pickled vegetables, shiso

charred hamachi kama black garlic, pickled vegetables

miso king salmon eggplant purée, rice pearls

short rib ume chimichurri

Wagyu New York strip 10oz shiso

pork chop Japanese curry, pickled vegetables

king crab leg chili garlic butter, micros salad

wagyu tenderloin 8oz shiso gremolata

wagyu strip 14oz wasabi peppercorn cream

wagyu ribeye 24oz charcoal salt

Picture of an old time school bus

The bus is ready.

We’ll start with a lovely red crape myrtle.

There are many hills here, so retaining walls must take on some style.

A red and white crape myrtle.

Rock wall topped with Carolina Jasmine.

Mexican Birds of Paradise.

A deer family in a neighbor’s yard. To the right is the buck making a getaway.

Pink crape myrtle.

A wall of thin rocks with a slate-like look.

A purple giant crape myrtle.

Another wall with a slate-like look made of limestone.

Well, that is our wandering for the week. It’s time to sit back and enjoy the food and music. I hope you have a terrific week.

 

74 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Wandering the Neighborhood”

  9. As always, great pics in your very colorful neighborhood, John. I love crape myrtles! We have a pink one and a “black” one (dark purple leaves, white flowers) and I’m always happy when they come into bloom each year. Thanks for sharing. (PS, we have NO deer visiting our yard. None. Ever. You are so lucky to be able to enjoy them!)

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  11. A lovely neighborhood with all the crape myrtles. We also have a lot of them because they are hardy and like heat, but we call them crappy myrtles!

    That king crab leg looks pretty good today.

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  13. Those crepe myrtles are truly spectacular. They would not be happy up here, that’s for sure!

    Beautiful attention is given to retaining walls and making them look pretty as well as functional. Some people are so good at that.

    Love the tune!

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  14. John, I can’t get enough of those crepe myrtles!! When I lived in Texas, we had them, too, though they weren’t that large. The ones you’ve pictured are impressive specimens! I had to giggle when I saw the deer — almost looks like they trotted up that driveway to play with the kids’ toys!

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  15. It seems strange to me that you don’t have sidewalks, and more importantly, gutters where you are. I recently downloaded a bunch of new music by Dion. He’s in his eighties and still making great music. These were all made in conjunction with other famous folk like Eric Clapton.

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  20. Indeed, I sure do, Such pretty trees though I know a lot of people find them invasive and troublesome. Both my sister in Batrop and my daughter in Kingwood says they are a pain and are constantly removing them. But I think they are quite beautiful.

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  23. Crepe myrtles have to be one of the most beautiful trees, and it’s fun to see the different varieties in their colors.

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