Westheimer Parkway behind Barker Dam under water

The road to nowhere, or rather into the water 

Barker Dam trail access at Westheimer Pkwy cusp 

Black vultures in the grass - there must be a dead body nearby 

Large dead animal in the water behind the dam after
the vultures have almost finished the clean-up job 

Swallowtail visiting one of the Indian paintbrush flowers that
are now sprouting in the grass on the dam slope 

High water behind the dam - view from the dry stretch of
Westheimer Parkway looking East 

Flooded George Bush Park at Westheimer Parkway