Cloudy Energy Corridor

Energy Corridor with clouds

Red Indian Paintbrush beautifies the landscape along the hike and bike trails

Eerie Spanish Moss Scenery

Landscape appreciation out West past Highway 6

Silhouettes of dead tree limbs against sky at sunset

Colorful nature in May

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

Views from the lake on a late November afternoon

George Bush Park Photo Safari - A stroll along one of the Hike & Bike Trails in Barker Reservoir

Addicks Reservoir at high water: Views from top of the Dam Road (July 17, 2012)

Anything but drought this summer: Rainwater flow-off from the Katy/Bear Creek area is draining to Addicks Reservoir and drowning the wilderness there, turning it into a huge lake, with a few trees sticking out here and there. 


What a contrast with just a year ago! 

Addicks Dam Gravel Road at Eldridge Parkway - Looking East (7/17/12)

Area rainwater accumulating in South-East corner
of Addicks Reservoir at Eldridge Parkway

Terry Hershey Extension Trail Project Coming Soon Sign
next to Eldridge Parkway on  South side of earthen Addicks Dam

Energy Corridor Office Buildings seen from the top of the Dam at Eldridge Pkwy

Addicks Dam Road - Looking East (July 17, 2012)

Detained Water at the Lanham Creek Flow Control Gate

Looking down into the reservoir from the Addicks Dam Road near the
Flow Control Gate: Electricity Pylon cum reflection (7/17/12)

Addicks Reservoir in July 2012 -
Built the The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 80 or so years ago to protect Houston
from flooding during spells of heavy precipitation

Water flow control gate - Regulates water level
in Langham Creek, a tributary of Buffalo Bayou

Seasonal beauty with Energy Corridor Office Towers
in the background

Heading West on the Dam Road: Seasonal yellow flowers
in large bushes with Water Tower near Highway 6 in the background

Water Tower near Highway 6 close up against the cloudy sky

Addicks reservoir grounds covered in several feet of water
after mid-July storms - Photo taken from gravel road on the cusp of the dam