Views of the Neighborhood – Deer and Other Stuff

~ John W. Howell
This week, we are checking on the Deer and anything else of interest. We also need to look at some new mailbox toppers. We are catered by Garbos of Austin, and our entertainment is the cast of Grease.
Menu
MOZZARELLA & LOBSTER BITES
Fried mozzarella, lobster, shrimp, Caribbean aioli
FRIED CALAMARI
Rhode Island Point Judith with spicy aioli.
SMOKED FISH DIP
Smoked mahi, garlic & grilled bread.
MAINE CRAB CAKES
Fried lump crab cakes, arugula salad with fennel, avocado, mandarin oranges & gribiche sauce.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
Soy lime vinaigrette & crispy shallots.
HAND-CUT FRIES
Served with garlic aioli.
CLAM FRITTERS
Traditional Rhode Island fritters served with lime aioli
Picture of an old time school bus
The bus is waiting.
The first is one of the sculptures in Lakeway fully operational with water.
Dad and lad with sister.
The mailbox topper is in the foreground with a sightline to another sculpture in the background.
The family enjoying carrot treats.
Our old friend, the Armadillo, with flag.
Dad is babysitting.
Cow and pig  Talavera.
Dad and lad in another venue.
Dachshund on a mail tower.
I couldn’t pass up the office chairs and table, which look well-used.
That is the tour. Now, it’s time to relax and enjoy the food and entertainment. I hope you have a super week.

79 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Deer and Other Stuff”

  3. Love the deer photos, John. If you hadn’t added “with sister,” I might have missed the little one in the background of dad and lad. I had to laugh at the broken office chair. I’m trying to imagine how that happens.

    I’d like a sample portion of fried mozzarella, lobster, shrimp, with some of that Caribbean aioli, and a few Rhode Island fritters on the side (and some fries if that’s OK). This is what happens when I read about food before breakfast.

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    1. Most folks understand that they are limited to deer resistant plants. The deer love Bradford Pear buds and will eat them off the ground or on lower branches. It doesn’t seem to bother the trees too much. They also eat various grasses so some folks get the benefit of regular lawn mowing. All in all after living together for 60 years the deer and people seem to get along. We have one couple who constantly curse the deer and keep very tasty plants under netting. They claim they never knew about the deer when they moved in. They are the laughing stock of the neighborhood.

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  5. My favorite is the sculpture of the heron fountain, although it’s impossible not to enjoy the cacti, armadillo, and flag combo. I’ve never seen Talvera pigs: cool!

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  6. I like the entire menu, but I can’t pass up on the lobster!!
    Having deer roam around is outstanding, wish we’d have some, but then again, they’d just get run over with the traffic!
    Great post, John.

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  8. Great sculptures and mailbox decorations in the neighborhood, John. Seeing a buck babysitting is really a surprise to me. In all the times I’ve watched deer, I’ve never seen a buck with his offspring.

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  12. I love the deer and that partially hidden armadillo! Nine banded armadillos give birth to identical quadruplets. I had one in a pickle jar in my lab for many years. Clam fritters please!

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  13. Point Judith calimari, please. I’ve actually fished by Pt. Judith. Loved the heron fountain, but all the toppers are nice. And ‘Summer Nights’, oh, my, what a classic. Travolta was excellent in that role snd Saturday Night Fever. I may have to rewatch that flic. Have a great Sunday, John.

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      1. Growing up in nearby Massachusetts, Rhode Island was one of our favorite spots to fish for striped bass, bluefish, mackeral, flounder and mosquitoes. As for odds, as I tell my wife, affectionately (although she doesn’t think so), the longer we’re together, or know each other, not only do we begin to think alike, but we’re also starting to look alike…🙀🍺🥴

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  15. That is one noble-looking weenie-dog! Of course, I love the Texas-themed mailbox topper, and the deer look like they might sit still to be petted. No? Well, they’re at least calm … until something spooks them.

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  19. Tasty menu for a vegan, thank you!

    Love the song.

    Your shot of the sculpture within a sculpture is very neat!

    You live is a fab hood. Do you ever take T&T out with you on you sojourns? They’d love the deer.

    Okay, going to go and sew!

    OX OX

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    1. The deer are very healthy. Their coats are very shiny and they are nice and plump. We had a large crop of fawns this year which is usually a signal of a healthy herd. They are very cute. Thanks, Monika.

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