Scenes of The Nativity of Jesus around Houston

21 12 2009

At least a few folks around town still remember Christmas WAS about the birth of Jesus?  I had a tough time finding scenes of the Nativity and Manger Scenes around town.

If you are looking for a blow up Santa flying an airplane, Mrs. Claus, Frosty or Rudolf, you can spot one on every other street.





Bike Man

20 12 2009





INBOUND: HOUSTON

20 12 2009




The Giving Grinch

16 12 2009

…lives in the Heights.

What are you giving for the holidays.





The Mouth of Buffalo Bayou

11 12 2009

In the Houston Ship Channel





These Items Never Need A Bag

9 12 2009

Randall’s is being proactive and teaching customers what they don’t need another bag for.





Snow Scenes

5 12 2009





Its Basketball Season

3 12 2009





Leipzig Houston Sister City

30 11 2009

This exhibit is currently showcased at the Houston Library about Houston’s Sister City, Leipzig, Germany.

Pregnancy as seen in the Late Middle Ages, ca. 1450.





The Source of Buffalo Bayou

30 11 2009

Riding over the dam at the Addicks Resevoir





Soldier of Fortune

28 11 2009

…at the Texas Pipe & Supply Eclectic Menagerie Park on 288 South





Paint the town

23 11 2009

Scenes from Via Colori Houston benefiting the Center for Hearing and Speech.





Who is TOMMIE Vaughn

20 11 2009





Harrisburg & Wayside

19 11 2009

For the swamplot crew, taken within 500 ft of the intersection of Harrisburg and Wayside.

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Skyline

17 11 2009





Blue Skies

12 11 2009

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Neon Washington

12 11 2009

Drinkery

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The Lot

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Pearl Bar

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Top Dollar Pawn

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Knapp Cheverolet

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The Dubliner

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The Social

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Lone Star Bonding Company

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Hickory Hollow

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Laredo Taqueria

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Molinas Cantina

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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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