Buffalo Bayou Flora in April

Terry Hershey Trail at Eldridge  

Indian Blanket 

 Firewheel

Dam flowers are back in bloom

Indian Paintbrush flowers in the grass on the slope of Barker Dam 

Algae bloom on water held back behind Barker Dam 

The rich seasonal colors of Fall in West Houston

Changing colors of foliage along Noble Road Trail
in George Bush Park 

Beautiberry fruit

Pair of black-bellied whistling ducks 

Trumpet vine blooms enliven the green foliage even high up in the canopies of tall trees

Wildflowers in George Bush Park in June

Sensitive Briar in field behind Barker Dam

Yellow Cone Flower are ubiquitous in the area

Even a mere stroll on Barker Dam offers a microcosm exemplifying the diversity or area wild flowers, not to mention a palette of magnificent colors.

Indian Paintbrush flowers are also common, but not as abundent

Purple Passion Flower grows as a vine, but also close to the ground
and in the grass

Flowers along the gravel road on top of Barker Dam

Bush of yellow flowers growing in gaps between stone slabs at Buffalo Bayou spillway
downstream from the Barker Dam gate

White Spiderlily spotted in Barker Reservoir

Came across the first spider lily of the year on Noble Road Trail in George Bush Park yesterday, March 5. Same place as last year.  Even had a spider on it -- one with translucent legs. See third picture (macro shot from underneath the flower against the sky) below.    

 White Spider Lily (Amaryllidaceae family)

This plant likes the wetlands (marshes and ditches) and is a pretty rare wildflower in our area, though native. I have seen one North of Patterson Rd in Addicks Reservoir too. Scientific name: Hymenocallis floridana (Raf.) Morton (Florida spiderlily).

Spiderlily with spider on it

 Noble Road Trail in George Bush Park in early March

Arrival of Spring as early as first week of March

Tree in bloom on shore of small lake North of Noble Rd Trail in Bush Park

All-yellow little flower - Five yellow petals, yellow center and stamina

Yellow dots in green grass at the edge of the woods in  George Bush Bark

Landscape in Barker Reservoir end of February

Pines at Bear Creek

Landscape at T103 flood canal in George Bush Park (end of February at dusk)

Some now orange-colored berries left over from last Fall's crop

Greenery and yellow blooms in early March

Silhouette of trees without foliage near Patterson Rd and Highway 6
Leafless trees casting long shawdows at sunset

Old trees near Houston Farm Ranch and Bear Creek Community Center - in the late afternoon sun