Under the bridge 1

6 11 2009

A safe haven between the I-beams of this overpass.

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Skyline

31 10 2009

A clear evening after the cold front passed through.

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Demo on Henderson

29 10 2009

For the Swamplot feature; The Corner of Washington and White

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Drive by Shootings

27 10 2009

…HPD

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High Fashion on Fulton Street

25 10 2009

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Milton Friedman was wrong…

25 10 2009

“There is no such thing as a free lunch”…except at HEB Central Market.  Plenty of samples of fresh fruit, yogurt, wine, chips, salsa, breads, bagels, cream cheese, coffee, vitamin supplements, honey, trail mix, mini-pizzas…

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Where is Ballon Boy

25 10 2009

At the Ballunar Liftoff at Space Center Houston

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Inside The Galleria

17 10 2009

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Cool Globes for Climate Change

14 10 2009

Watch out for all the cool globes in Downtown…

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…by the way its Blog Action Day 2009.





Classic cars

12 10 2009

…from the Pattison Car Show.

1961 AC Bristol

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50’s Chevrolet Corvette

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1971 Ford Torino

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Late 50’s pickup – gas tank in bed of truck

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Early 50’s model car made from scrap body parts

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The Bald Eagle has Landed

11 10 2009

This 9 year old Bald Eagle was shot in his left wing several years ago and was brought to be cared and rehabilitated at the Last Chance Forever – The Bird of Prey Conservancy”.

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Shipping containers

9 10 2009

I had two photographs from some that I have posted on isthishouston over the last couple of years, selected to be hung at the Xnihilo Gallery 600 sqmi Hidden Houstonist exhibit.  Coincidentally, they both were of shipping containers.

The big stack of containers is at Barbours Cut near the Houston Cruise Ship terminal.

The second one is a single stack of containers with a large cross located on I-45 south.

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600 sq mi: Hidden

9 10 2009

Houstonist is proud to announce the arrival of 600 sq mi: Hidden, our second biennial photo show. It is a juried show created around the theme “hidden.” The selections truly reflect unique points of view of the city and its surroundings as well as our culture and residents.

At the xnihilo gallery in the Montrose.

Start Time:
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 7:00pm
End Time:
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location:
Xnihilo Gallery
Street:
2115 Taft Street
City/Town:
Houston, TX




Soundcraft

7 10 2009

Behind the soundboard for Thievery Corporation at the House of Blues.

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Caught in the act

4 10 2009

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Race for the Cure?

3 10 2009

Bananas must be the cure.

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Man on tarmac

24 09 2009

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East Beach

21 09 2009

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Give Up

17 09 2009

Under the Southern Pacific Lines railroad in Memorial Park

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Faux Frontage

16 09 2009




I-10 at 610

14 09 2009

The interchange at I-10 West and 610

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Travis

14 09 2009

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Unity

13 09 2009




nine eleven

10 09 2009

FREEDOM KNOWS NO FEAR-REMEMBER ALAMO

osama bin laden twin towers terrorists united airlines flight 93 pentagon boston logan airport box cutters new york city fire department 9/11 Al-Qaeda shanksville pennsylvania cantor fitzgerald taliban

Words I haven’t heard in a long time.

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This monument resides on Shepherd near Feagan St near St. Thomas High School.





CHOOSE YOUR RIDE

10 09 2009

HPD or Yellow Cab

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The Dump

7 09 2009

The McCarty Street Landfill recycles its bio-gas and pipes it 6 miles over to the Anheuser Busch Brewery on 610 and I-10 to be used there to make our beverages.

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Sippy cup

6 09 2009

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In one of the hoods just North of Downtown





Houston Technical Rescue

5 09 2009

Houston Fire Department has three of these technical rescue trucks – The primary purpose of the Rescue unit is to exuviate and rescue.

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The Clearance Aisle

2 09 2009

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Three Light Poles

2 09 2009

on the Jones Plaza

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Give Up Stella

31 08 2009

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North East South West

27 08 2009

Facing North towards the JP Morgan Chase Tower

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Looking East down at the Toyota Center

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Looking South towards the Pierce Elevated in the foreground the Texas Medical Center in the distance

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Looking West at the Continental Airlines Center and the Chevron Towers

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Taken from the top of the Exxon Building.





Ferris Wheel

26 08 2009

At the Downtown Aquarium

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SYSCO at The Grove?

23 08 2009

We all know The Grove, the premiere restaurant at Discovery Green, prides itself on its eco-friendly structure, which I applaud.  But what about eco-friendly food.  Hopefully they will use more local ingredients from their own garden and local farms instead of resorting to the rock bottom processed food supplier – SYSCO… Does the Grove care to explain the SYSCO benefits?

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Public Parking

22 08 2009

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