I had a couple make the cut
Tonight was the opening of the juried photographic exhibition at the The Arts Alliance Center in Clear Lake. I submitted 6 images from this blog, This Is Houston. I had a couple make the cut. If you are in the area in the next two weeks, drop in. Its right across the street from the NASA Visitor Center on NASA Road One.
Downtown Houston fountain series – Take 2
A few more fountains in the CBD.
The City Hall reflecting pool
The mini water Fall at 1600 Smith.
The 3 flowing pipes at the Allen Center
The mini water Wall at the foot of the El Paso Energy building.
Houston really loves to recycle!
Looks like its time for the City of Houston to increase the frequency of the cardboard and plastic dumpster pick ups from the Center St. Recycling Facility again… OR maybe add some signs that explain how to flatten cardboard and crush plastic and cans. This way they wouldn’t need to service the facility as often.
METRO Main Street Bus Station
Nice facility and great ambient lighting, but where are the buses?
Did you know Metro now offers the ability to transport Bikes on Buses:
METRO allows cyclists to bring their bikes along when they travel. Our low-floor fleet is being equipped with bike racks to help you navigate congested streets on your way to bike trails, work, school or other destinations. Bicycles can also be stowed on our high-floor buses in the designated baggage compartment. Racks will not be installed on METRO’s articulated buses, and therefore, bicycles will not be permitted to be brought onboard these buses.
- Beginning Friday, April 20, 2007, cyclists can stow their bicycle in the designated baggage compartment on all high floor buses. (The compartment is designated with the international bike symbol.) There is no limit to the number of bicycles which can be stowed in the bay.
- Bicycle racks will be installed on all low-floor Local buses.
- Racks can carry a maximum of two bicycles.
- All Local routes with weekend service will be bike accessible by August 21, 2007.
- By December 31, all Local buses will have racks installed.
Downtown Houston fountain series – Take 1
For this series, I focus on the many water fountains within the CBD. There are a number of them all within walking distance. Currently, these fountains primarily serve as beautiful eye candy- perhaps someday people will gather around and enjoy the evenings at them like they do in other parts of the world.
Fountain at Main St and Preston
Flower fountain wall on Travis and Prairie
Mosaic fountain puddle in Market Square
Refresh yourself at the water spigot across from Cabo in Downtown
Jones Plaza fountain
Dusk
An evening in Hermann Park with the rooftop lights of the Memorial Hermann Medical Tower rotating through the color-spectrum.
Dawn
The still early morning waters of Lake Conroe remind me of the motionless waters from a trip to the Great Salt Lake last year.
Secret Button
Do you know where this button is and what it does?
Look for it on the Preston St bridge (Southeast corner). Push it, and look back down at the Big Bubble in Buffalo Bayou.
Good To The Last Drop
A set of tracks leading into Downtown, running next to the old Maxwell House Coffee building on Harrisburg Blvd.
Downtown Haze
This has got to be the rainiest summer ever. All the rain every afternoon combined with the greater number of commuters driving larger fuel burning vehicles makes for really hazy muggy mornings.
River Oaks Shopping Center Demolished
…well just part of it was torn down yesterday to make way for the new section that will be home to a Barnes and Nobles bookstore, a multi-storey parking garage and more.
Houston Scooter Battalion
Watch out for these scooters, another alternative form of transport is making steady inroads into the city. I usually spot a few zipping around in the loop on a daily basis.
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