Views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri and A 4th of July Search

~ John W. Howell

Today, we are going to see numerous things, including some random, some cute, and some hard to describe. We will also look to see if there are any decorations for the Fourth of July. We are catered by Birdies of Austin. Our entertainment isSeals and Crofts

Fixed Menu

Summer spoon salad with melon, avocado + dill
Spicy watermelon + feta salad with cardamom, pepper + basil Focaccia with house labneh
Marinated chickpeas with nigella seed
Spiced eggplant with pomegranate molasses
Shrimp + shishitos with sage + rose
Sweet corn + pickled peppers
Chicken skewers with pine nut-pepper schmear + tomatoes

(Veg Option Available Upon Request)
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Olive oil cake with roasted peaches + cold almond cream

Corn soft serve + crunchy candied buckwheat

Picture of an old time school bus

So let’s go.

This is a close-up of a Texas purple sage bush. When it blooms, they say rain is seven days away.

Mama and her two fawns.

A bright pink set of crape myrtles.

Daddy buck with his velvet antlers.

A giant white crape myrtle.

Mama looking for a handout.

Airconditioner box – First sign of summer.

Lawnmower at the curb – First sign of lawn trouble.

Dining room chairs at the curb – First sign of a redo.

Office chair and kiddie pool at the curb – First sign that working from home is over.

A chair that looks like it came from a Mustang convertible and pallets—the first sign of orders from She Who Must Be Obayed.

House with 4th decorations

Nice bunting.

Uncle Sam.

Lakeway lines all its significant roads with flags for the 4th. Here is an example.

I hope you enjoyed the tour. It is now time to relax and enjoy the food and music.

75 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri and A 4th of July Search”

        1. She gets chopped carrots. She can’t eat a whole carrot so The Producer has to cut them up for her. She takes them from The producer’s hand since she doesn’t like to get dirt on them.

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    1. Here in Florida, we have the solar panel people. **I’m not trying to sell you anything, but…** Good. Then this conversation is over. They don’t quit.

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  6. As GP said, it’s really good to see your town administers and people giving 4th of July such attention. Deer in the neighborhood add to the beauty of it. That buck will be cleaning the velvet from his antlers soon.

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  7. The ‘first sign’ photos were fun. In my town, we have monthly ‘Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup.’ Each section of town has a different Saturday when you can put it all out on the street and the city will pick it up. I tell you–some people save the darndest stuff to put out on the curb…

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  9. Mmmm… So hard to decide on what to eat. All sound scrumptious!

    Love the commentary on the discards!

    Wonderful song for today. We have quite the summer breeze to go with our ridiculous humidity (making it endurable.).

    Happy Sunday to you!

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    1. This may be a duplicate. I got your message and yes this is our front door from the inside. Mama deer just steps up on the porch and looks in the door window. We tried lying on the floor but the. She used tear gas.

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  15. There is always something interesting to see in your neighborhood, John! I love the flags to celebrate the 4th – and I’d love to feel the velvet on the deer’s horns!

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  16. Always lots to see in the Howell neighborhood. I haven’t heard this song in about five years. It brings back a lot of good memories.

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  22. I love that there are parts of our country where deer roam right up to the back door of people’s homes. When we see a deer around here, it is somewhat of an event. I love the “first sign of” theme in the captions, John. All true.🙂

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