Today we are going out and about to see if we can find signs of spring. We are catered by Eddie V’s of Austin. Our entertainment is Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole.
Menu
Chilean Sea Bass – Steamed Hong Kong Style with Light Soy Broth
Georges Bank Scallops – Seared with Citrus Fruit, Roasted Almonds, and Brown Butter
Norwegian Salmon – Mustard and Rye Whiskey Glazed with Baby Carrots and Spinach
Parmesan Sole – Parmesan Crusted with Heirloom Tomato Salad and Lemon-Garlic Butter Sauce
Jumbo Gulf Shrimp – Crab-Stuffed with herbs and garlic, Lemon Beurre Blanc
South African Lobster – Two Tails Broiled, Drawn Butter
Filet Medallions Oscar Style- Jumbo Lump Crab, Asparagus, Béarnaise
10 oz Center Cut Filet Mignon and 5oz Roasted South African Lobster Beurre Blanc
Served with your choice
Butter Poached Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Petrossian Royal Caviar Double Baked Potato
Harissa Roasted Carrots with Citrus Yogurt, Honey Sriracha Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cashews, Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Truffled Macaroni and Cheese, Au Gratin Cheddar Potatoes, Crab Fried Rice, Mushrooms, Scallions, Grilled Asparagus Sea Salt, Lemon.
Let’s go.
We start off with a redbud.
Some cross vine in bloom.
Calibrachoa are colorful
Another redbud
A lonely bluebonnet
More bluebonnets.
Carolina jasmine
Flowering cherry.
The final redbud.
Some wild verbina
Lovely periwinkle
The mountain laurel
That is the tour. It is time to relax, have some food, and enjoy the music.
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Those redbud trees are lovely!
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I got them just in time. They are starting to fade now.
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Thanks for all the lovely Spring colors John! 😀 I hope you have a great week ahead!
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Thank you, Laura. Wishing you a peaceful week. 😊
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No question about it, John, I’ll have lobster while I enjoy your signs of Spring.
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Good choice, GP. 😀
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Lovely signs of spring, John. Great photos! That first Redbud is beautiful.
I haven’t eaten breakfast yet, so I’m hungry. I’m going to have the Norwegian Salmon and sample a few sides, if that’s OK. Butter with Poached Lobster Mashed Potatoes a touch of Crab Fried Rice and a few pieces of Grilled Asparagus Sea Salt, Lemon.
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They sound like good choices on the food, Dan. The redbuds have been excellent this year.
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Thanks John – I enjoyed that. . .Plenty of colourful feasts for the eyes, and my gastric juices have yet to recover from the plethora of tempting dishes. Yummy is a mild description!
Our circumstances have changed dramatically (age, a ‘forced move’ and no longer with a car) BUT the sky is blue, the sun warm and our landlords have left us with hundreds. . .of delightful white daisies winking in the sunshine. So, what’s not to like!? Have a fruitful week.
Love to the dear doggies. . .
Cheers. Joy xx
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I think keeping your optimistic attitude will go a long way in adapting to your changed circumstances. Concentrating on life’s flowers and other small blessings is the best course of action. It sounds like you are doing just that. Here’s to a peaceful week. 😊
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Hi John, lovely pictures of spring flowers.
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I’m glad you liked them, Robbie.
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Beautiful, John! It’s great to see spring.
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It is, Tim. Anything blooming there?
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Not yet. Trees are still without new leaves.
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It won’t be long, though.
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Looks like your spring has arrived! Fab photos. So many good choices on that menu and the music is perfect!
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Thank you, Darlene. 😀
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Signs of the beautiful Spring in full swing!
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I think you might have a hit song on your hands, Annette. I hope you have a great week. 😀
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Lovely blooms! This version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is my favorite.
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Mine too. Sad he is gone so soon.
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Yes, I remember feeling saddened at the news of his death.
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Me too.
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What gorgeous red buds! We have forsythia and daffodils out, along with cherry and Bradford pear trees. That is my absolute favorite rendition of Over the Rainbow! So sad that the singer has passed.
And I’ll take the jumbo stuffed shrimp! Yum!
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I agree with the song and the singer’s passing. There is a lot of joy in that song. Thanks, Noelle.
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Oh, the Redbuds are gorgeous. I’ve seen Daffodils here, and the trees are budding out, but no color like this yet.
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It will be crape myrtle season soon. Thanks, Deborah. 😊
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These are lovely signs of spring, John. I have two Redbud trees in my yard, but they grow so wonky. One is growing over my neighbor’s privacy fence, along with my azaleas, and she sent me a picture of them she had taken from inside her house. She was having a lot of yard work done, but told me she had instructed her yard people, “Don’t cut the flowers growing over the fence!” I was so happy we could both enjoy them.
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I love azaleas, but it is too hot for them here. When I lived out East we had a bunch.
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First off, you are quite the Botanist. you are WAY AHEAD of us here in Chicago-land. We have zip so far. Hey if you’re buying, I’ll have the lobster and the caviar. If they have it, I’ll also have a nice white wine. Thanks
Tom (it’s ok to expense it)
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Yes, I can afford it, so you are welcome to eat whatever you want. A nice white, huh? Well, let’s see. How about a Louis Latour Montrachet Grand Cru 2020?
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I appreciate your generosity. As an old friend would say at dinner, “is this on Miles or is this on Pyles?”
I’ll take the two buck chuck !!
thanks
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Ha ha ha. Good old Jim.
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Pretty. We have some of those plants here, but the dang wind isn’t helping with a sense of spring. 😦
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We have had some strong winds, too. Makes it hard to be outside.
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Ahhh so pretty! Signs of spring immediately give me a nice dose of dopamine
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I know what you mean. Spring has the same effect on me.
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It’s coming for sure. We are really supposed to warm up next week. Idaho weather is bipolar so I hope it doesn’t trick my fruit trees into blooming then freeze hard.
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Our bluebonnets got a dose of fake spring, then 32 degrees. They didn’t like it.
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With that menu selection and those photos, the feast will last a week in your heart. Have fun!
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What a good thought, Cindy. Thanks. 😀
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Thank you, John, for reminding me that Spring really is coming! It’s going to be a while before we up here start seeing actual flowering things, but yours are truly lovely — doggone it, I already miss my redbud that had to be cut down!!
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Redbuds and dogwoods are favorites. Although we can’t grow dogwoods here, the redbuds do very well.
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They are beautiful neighborhood pictures. Somewhere over the rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole gets me every time. He sings it so beautifully. His story is also fascinating.
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Yes, and gone too soon.
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Yes you are right
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Thanks, Thomas.
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Definite signs of spring! Thanks for sharing, John. The Bradford Pear Trees are blooming all around me here.
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Our Bradford pears bloomed last week. All gone this week.
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Yea spring! You have my favorites – bluebonnets. verbina and mountain laurel.
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All my favorites, too. Thanks, Jo. I hope you have a super week.
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The flowering trees are beautiful.
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They look great in person. Thanks, Rebecca.
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Gorgeous pictures. Reminds me of my neighborhood to a certain extent.
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Thank you, Pat. Glad you got a reminder. 😀
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How lovely!
I wish we were seeing some signs of spring. We had a few days that felt like summer. Now, it’s cold again, but won’t last.
This week we are getting wet snow.
Then we will go into the rainy part of spring. Yes, the big wide open grey skies are here! Again! Never left!
OX OX OX
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Well, the beauty of living in the North is you get to experience all the seasons. Some more than others. OX OX OX
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True, but oddly Spring has been shortening, almost vanished in the last decade.
It’s winter. Then it’s spring for 2 weeks. Then it’s summer.
The summers have become way too hot!
☀️𝒳 🫠𝒳
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I agree about the hot summers. Global warming for sure. 😓X
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Yes!
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Vibrant colors are popping! Such a beautiful song rendition. 🌈
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It is my favorite rendition of the song.😊
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Yes, it is a special one. 😊
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😊
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Our poor red bud tree is showing its age, but it just started blooming last week. I’m ready for spring!
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I think we all are ready, Teri.
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So much beauty already, John. Thank you for sharing your spring with us.
I so love that version of Over the Rainbow.
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I love that version as well. Thanks, Dale. I hope you have a super week.
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Thank you, John
You too!
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😊
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Spring has sprung in Austin and it’s lovely! All that seafood sounds so delicious.
Thanks for that uniquely beautiful rendition of Over the Rainbow. Wow. Have a wonderful new week, John. Hugs.
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Wishing you a super week too, Teagan.
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Man, you supplied this weekend. As per usual.
We gots our seafood and we have spring. Both delicious and much welcomed things in my book. I love the menu at the top. You always go above and beyond with the selections, I have to say. And then you hit us with spring colors and that is the perfect dessert.
Thanks for another wonderful tour Sheriff
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Pilgrim. That makes it so worthwhile.
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You always make it worthwhile.
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😀
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I anxiously await to see a flower here. It felt like spring last week, this week back to freezing and snow, lol. Beautiful scenery. 🙂
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The glory of Northern living, Debby. You get to experience many changes.
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Every day John. 🙂
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It’s hard to see flowers blooming when there’s not even a ‘green anything’ yet. Okay, whine-a-thon is over. Thank you for the beautiful photos. When we are in bloom and in the low 80’s, and you are sizzling in the heat, you can have a whine-a-thon. 😀
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I reserve one whine-a-thon ticket when it gets to 100 degrees here.
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That is definitely when you cash in that ticket.
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I love that menu — I’ll have some of everything, as my grandpa always said at pitch-ins. The flowers are beautiful and a refreshing sight. Love your choice of entertainment, too — I have that album on vinyl!
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The nice part about my menus is that they have no calories, no fat, and zero anything. Thanks, Marian
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Oh, so romantic, dear John! I’m happy that spring has reached you.🌺🌺🌺
It is still too cold for us! True Moscow weather.😂🍤🍤🍤🍻
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We are happy, too, Maria. I hope your weather improves. 😊
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