Views of the Neighborhood – Halloween Decorations

~ John W. Howell

Today we are cruising the neighborhood to view Halloween decorations. Our brunch is being catered by Le Politique of Austin. Our entertainment is Warren Zevon

Menu

CROQUE MONSIEUR Griddled ham & comté cheese sandwich, sauce mornay, Dijon + add a fried egg

STEAK FRITES 10oz grilled Texas ribeye, red wine herb butter, fries, sauce béarnaise

SEARED SNAPPER PROVENÇAL Seared tomatoes, niçoise olives, and onions, parsley lemon foam

CHICKEN PAILLARD Breaded chicken, capers, brown butter, lemon, farm lettuce

TROUT ALMONDINE Seared trout, rice pilaf, lemon brown butter, toasted almonds

ROYALE WITH CHEESE Grass-fed beef, caramelized onions, Swiss & gruyère cheese, Russian dressing, pickles, fries

OMELETTE Free-range local eggs, Boursin pepper cheese, butter lettuce

PARISIAN GNOCCHI Seared mushrooms, brandy-infused cream sauce

MOULES FRITES Bouchot mussels, white wine broth, crème fraîche, thyme, sourdough

Picture of an old time school busSo let’s go

Happy Pumpkin Family.

Looks like a dance contest.

Giant white spider

Big display

Giant black spider

Welcome.

This one is a DIY.

Nice snake..

Skelly sunbathing on a lion.

A major display every year.

Warthog, a thinker, and a bad hair job.

A nice fall display

Might want to be careful here.

Daughter’s tabletop display.

Candles that bleed.

A pack of skellies.

Twiggy and Tempest don’t like to wear costumes, so the Producer asked AI to dress them for Halloween.

Well, that does it. Time to enjoy the food and music.

 

52 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Halloween Decorations”

  2. Wow, every year new ideas. Your community is so terrible creative. But i am a fan of Twiggy and Tempeste. So all my points will go to them. Best wishes, Michael

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  3. I’m rather fond of that white spider. I don’t remember seeing one of those in the past, or the snake skeleton. Your neighborhood certainly goes all out. But here’s the important question: which house gives out full-sized candy bars? That’s my prize winner!

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  6. The omelette, please. So many wonderful decorations. Again, great spirit in your community. I liked the song and feel that I could dance to it, Halloween has become so commercialized that I think it’s the 2nd biggest holiday for retail sales.

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  7. Nice stuff. Do you do any decorating for Halloween? Just nosey.

    I like the Producers AI on the dogs. I wish I could do that kind of stuff. My daughter can develop an entire room that looks real. Oh well.

    I like the two spider the best. But all are great.

    All done. I’ll have the PARISIAN GNOCCHI please.

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  14. 😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍 The best! Simply the best, dear John! Your area is a true Halloween livers. AI costumes are impressive. I wonder what their reaction would be if they saw the picture. Thank you for the mood. 🍻🍤🍤🍤 Indeed… so much time left before Samhain. It’s time to choose a pumpkin for baking.

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  18. Boss

    You outdid yourself, again, with this ghoulish gallery. The ginormous spiders are always fun, because we know they’re make believe. I dig the variety, people having fun with their holiday decorations. It’s what Halloween is all about.

    And of course Imma have the Royale with cheese! While I rock out to the perfect tune for the walk. Bravo good man!

    PS- Cheers!

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  20. You have some great Halloween decorations in your neighborhood. Tempeste and Twiggy are the best, even though the costumes were AI generated. Our dog Rollo does not like Halloween costumes either. Our Pug Daisy was more tolerant of them and so was our Leonberger Bronco. I have Trout Almondine for lunch.

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  21. I love seeing Halloween decorations. My oldest son sent me a photo yesterday of one that looks like the It clown crawling out of someone’s garage – can’t believe how realistic it looks. Is the purple house gray now?

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  22. Twiggy and Tempest are so cute in their costumes! Your neighborhood really goes all out! I love the white spider!

    I’ll try the gnocchi. We stopped at Olive Garden yesterday, and my kids got the chicken/gnocchi soup. Unfortunately, it contained gno gnocchi.

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