Rusty Art in a green setting

ART IN THE PARK 

Focusing on the Art 

Art is awesome, and so am I 

Urban greenspace with art object 

Last chance to see Bluebonnets at Memorial Park

Honey bee visiting a bluebonnet flower 

Field with bluebonnets at Houston Arboretum 

Perimeter of meadow at the Houston Arboretum lined with bluebonnets 

Wildlife at Memorial Park & Houston Arboretum

Marco head-shot of Turtle with red spot behind eyes 

Reflection of Trees in Pond (inverted)

Turtle Pond with Trees 

Do Not Feed the Turtles sign at the Lake adjoining the meadow 

Directions to Arboretum Visitor Center and Outer Loop Trail 

Bayou Ecosystem Explained at Observation Deck
overlooking Buffalo Bayou at the Houston Arboretum 

Apache Grove at Memorial Park - Wildflower Site

Wildflower patch at Memorial Park: popular photo-taking spot 

Apache Grove on Memorial Drive near walking path and running trail
on Memorial Loop Drive - West 

Memorial Park Running and Walking Trails in the Winter

Majestic Live Oak without Leaves
Memorial Loop Drive (West) and Trail 

Running Trails Center with parking lot 

Paved ramp to Woodway and Memorial Drive pedestrian overpass
lined with native grasses

The new Running Trails Center next to the RR tracks 

Apache Grove - The wildflowers will sprout later 

Running Trails Facility under construction in Memorial Park

Construction site as of end of April 2014
North Picnic Lane near the RR Tracks and pedestrian bridge over Woodway
and Memorial Drive

First bluebonnets spotted in Memorial Park: March 5, 2014 (and other early bloomers)

First Bluebonnet on Memorial Drive, spotted March 5, 2014

Not quite yet -- Bluebonnet Season, but they are on their way. Here is a pic of an early one on the embankment of Memorial Drive near the railroad trestle bridge in Memorial Park, a known bluebonnet habitat. There will be many more on the meadow between Woodway and Memorial where the rusty iron sculpture is most notable landmark, and on the corner of Memorial and Loop Drive / Jogging Trail, which is a designated wildflower area. There is even a sign in place to mark the grassland that has already turned a lush green again and will soon be dotted with blue and red specks to ring in the arrival of Spring with vibrant colors. 

There are other blooms and blossoms to enjoy already, not to mention colorful berries from last fall's crop that have been passed up by the birds, and defied the wintery weather. 

Blooming rosebud twigs over Memorial Drive

George and Barbara Bush Grove in Memorial Park