This is the recently opened Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. The main stained glass window is a beacon to those that pass during weekend evenings. While spiritual in nature, it also reminds me I need to start working out again as it seems Christ is in very good shape.
One of five municipal golf courses, the Jim Mozola Memorial Disc Golf Course is located within Buffalo Bayou Park and offers great views of the Houston skyline.
So it’s got that going for it…
Which is nice.
Van Vranken’s “Flame” was commissioned in 1991 to honor the patients and employees of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and commerate the center’s Golden Jubilee, offering a symbol of knowledge, achievement and hope for the future.
Red means stop!
These traffic lights along Main Street have the extra red trim, perhaps making sure no one ventures onto the tracks of our light rail system.
I fell for it
This is a lost purse, but rather a sculpture by Dixie Friend Gay titled "Treasures from Grandma's Purse" located at the Waterway Fountains in the Woodlands.
Very clever.
Well... at least according to the sundial in front of the Museum of Natural Science it is.
Well... actually it was two o'clock, but someone forgot to inform the sun about Daylight Savings Time.
The Alley Theater houses one of the four performance venues in the Downtown Theater District and has been the home to the Alley theater company since it opened in 1968. Within the walls of this Brutalist styled building are two stages that provide an intimate setting to enjoy various theatrical productions.
While some view its fortress-like appearance as unphotogenic, I quite like the different angles and shapes… but that’s just me.
The sound of flowing water makes things seem less stressful, which, I suppose, was the idea of the designers that added this water treatment between the buildings of Allen Center downtown.
Playfully referred to as the “Love Boat”, the George R Brown Convention Center does strike a very unique public profile. Opened in 1987 its 1.8 MILLION square feet of multi-use floor space ranks it as one of the ten largest convention centers in the country.
Seems to be if you believe this quick snap of some street art along the Washington corridor.
This large oak is actually screening the view of the Menil Collection building behind it.
As the temperatures soar... shade becomes more my friend.
Except for air conditioning.
The Gus Wortham Memorial Fountain, obviously often referred to as “the dandelion fountain”, is a visual mainstay as one drives along Allen Parkway near Waugh Drive. Completed in 1978 it is located near a popular jogging/bike trail and the wind blown mist is a welcome relief to those that happen by.
Not to mention the occasional rainbow.
Several “statement” pieces have popped up throughout the First Ward waxing philosophic of the slow gentrification of the area. Neighborhoods change, sometimes for the better, sometimes not so much.
This work is from the Mission Year Arts Team, a group of people who have moved into this urban district from other parts of the country with the hopes of bettering the area. The group DOES make a difference, but somehow this seems out of character from their mission statement.
If it were me? I might have gone with a “Remember Goliad” theme… but maybe that’s a Texas thing.
With some of the historic buildings of downtown as its backdrop, the recently refurbished Market Square now offers an excellent respite to enjoy being outdoors in the downtown area.
It it weren't so darn HOT.
This somewhat colorful, although eerie, wall is located in the back courtyard of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in the city’s Sixth Ward. It was a project of MECA, a community based organization that develops underserved youths and adults through the arts giving them an outlet to express themselves creatively through artistic inclinations.
The Houston Armillary Sphere was donated to the City of Houston by Elizabeth Bracewell and sits in Sam Houston Park.
The Fred Hartman Bridge spans the Houston Ship Channel just east of town. The longest cable-stayed bridge in Texas at 2.6 miles, it replaced the Baytown Tunnel when the ship channel was dredged to allow for bigger ships in 1995.
This is how the work day leaves me.
A clever use of small mirrored pieces and a bit of wheatpaste.
This house is located near the intersection of Tuscon and Linder Streets in the city’s Fifth Ward, and obviously is a true testament of the owner’s beliefs.
You really have to admire their dedication.
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