Christ Church Cathedral - Episcopal

Church Tower - Christ Church Cathedral on Texas Ave.
across from Magnolia Hotel
in Downtown Houston 

Christ Church Cathedral

1117 Texas Ave

Houston, TX 77002

Church facade with stained glass windows 

Water fountain in courtyard of Christ Church Cathedral 

Christ Church Cathedral: The sign says 1839;
other sources date the church building to 1893

Christ Church Cathedral Public Parking Garage on San Jacinto Street 

Christ Church

1117 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002

First Church of Christ, Scientist - Downtown Houston Building with golden spike spire

 1717 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002

First Church of Christ Scientist

1717 Travis Street, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002

Church sign Downtown Houston 

First Methodist Church in Downtown Houston

First Methodist Houston

1320 Main St

Houston, TX 77002

Steeple at First Methodist Church in Downtown Houston

View of Methodist Church across Clay Street (South)

United Methodist Church and surrounding Downtown skyline
View from the South across the empty parking lot (2014 pic)

FUMC Bell Tower seen across Main Street
First United Methodist Church 1320 Main Street, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002

Church sign on Bell Street at corner of Travis Street

Antioch Baptist Missionary Church amid the Skyscraper

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

500 Clay Street, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002

Houston Downtown Skyline

The Wortham Center, BofA Center and other Downtown Skyscrapers
View from Bagby at Buffalo Bayou Preston Ave Bridge

Ferris Wheel at the Downtown Aquarium

Greenery along Buffalo Bayou with Downtown HoustonSkyline

Downtown Houston Skyscrapers with cloudy sky from Gulf Freeway

Iconic top of Esperson Building is no longer easily visible from all sides because skyscrapers
have been built around what used to be the tallest building in its time

Doubletree Hotel seen from Sam Houston Park

Doubletree Hotel from Sam Houston Park

Houston Metropolitan Research Center at Julia Ideson Library Building

Julia Ideson Building (signage on sidewalk)

Houston Public Library Julia Ideson Building

with Heritage Plaza skyscraper towering over it 

500 McKinney, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002

Old Houston Public Library Building

Houston Public Library Julia Ideson Building

Plaza at HPL Central Library and office tower rising above it

Central Library Plaza at dusk, with reflection of nearby buildings in the glass
(March 2014 photo)

Library Plaza with art display - Fall 2013

Houston Public Library - Central Library with Heritage Plaza Office Tower

Bike Parking at Central Library - Colorful Plaza

Tranquility Square Park - City Hall - Heritage Plaza Office Tower

View from Tranquility Park

Hermann Square at City Hall in Downtown Houston

Hermann Square - Downtown Vista

City Hall Portal facing Hermann Square Park

Hermann Square with reflecting pool and Cityhall at center

Urban clover field

Single clover close-up of bloom  (ball-like cluster)

Macro shot of white blooming clover in profile (Hermann Park)

Clover field at Memorial Park

The Bluebonnets are here: Sighting in Memorial Park Houston Texas in Mid-March(photos)

Macro shot of a single bluebonnet plant in a wildflower field at Memorial Park

Cluster of Bluebonnets on esplanade at Memorial Drive / Woodway at Picnic Lane

Close-up photo of flowering bluebonnet including the distinctive leaves

Bluebonnet stem with blue bonnets with abstract sculpture in the background

Red Spring Wildflowers

While the bluebonnets get most of the attention, there are pretty blooms of other colors too. Yellow ones were the trailblazers along with white clover blooms in February, adding a myriad specks to the re-greening landscape and area parks. Now there are also lots of reds too.