New construction along Katy Freeway in the Energy Corridor

Second Office Tower emerging on Eldridge Parkway North of Memorial Drive
View from Terry Hershey Trail Extension North of Katy Freeway (Nov 2014)

Construction site North of Katy Freeway between Eldridge and SH-6
View from top of Addicks Dam 

New construction under way on North side of  I-10 near BP Campus
View from Addicks Dam Road, Hike and Bike Trail in foreground
at base of the Dam (Nov 2014 photo)

Any idea what Cali-Mex Is? ... No? Then check out VERDE

Hint: It's got nothing to do with Colombia. The Cali part refers to California, not Cali, the city in southwestern Colombia, capital of the Valle del Cauca department. But it makes sense. There are a lot of Colombians in the area. Perhaps the name confusion will bring them in, and get them hooked if they like it. And this space was previously occupied by a Peruvian Restaurant. Not to mention the local outpost of CITGO (Petroleos de Venezuela SA), is practically next door. Latin American all around.

VERDE CALI-MEX GRILL & CANTINA (storetop logo)

VERDE now, previous Chatters and Alma Cebiche 

So what does the California version of Tex-Mex look like? 

Take a look... or better still.. a bite. 

NOW VERDE, NO LONGER CHATTERS OR ALMA CEBICHE 

1275 Eldridge Pkwy Ste 100 Houston, Texas 77077

Large black birds policing the Energy Corridor

The road-kill cleanup crew perching on power line pylons
and elsewhere, like fences around the animal pens at
Bear Creek Pioneers Park 

Energy Corridor Commercial Construction Boom (theme pics)

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 

The black-bellied whistling ducks are back in force

Large flocks of black-bellied whistling ducks

are a delight to watch at the corporate pond 

adjoining Terry Hershey Park & Playground 

on Memorial Drive West of Eldridge Parkway 

Energy Corridor landscapes in November

Addicks Dam at Sunset - Looking East from Highway 6 

Waterhole in Addicks Reservoir - Equestrian Trail 

Noble Road Trial - vegetation in mid-November 

Addicks reservoir landscape behind Addicks Dam - Nov 2014

BP Buildings and new construction with foliage of the fall
view of Energy Corridor skyline from Addicks Dam Nov. 2014 

Addicks Dam with Water Tower

Noble Road Trail in George Bush Park in November 

Silhouette of tree in Barker Reservoir in the Fall 

Powerline pylon in the Reservoir with vultures perching on it 

Suburban trailside wildlife

Black-bellied whistling duck
at corporate pond adjoining Terry Hershey Park / Playground
on Memorial Drive

Lake teeming with black-bellied whistling ducks

Rabbit in the grass along Terry Hershey Trail -
common sight at dusk along the trails

All Souls' Day - Time to Remember the Ancestors

Historic grave sites in Eldridge / Addicks / Bear Creek Area 

Graves of German settler families in Cullen Park

Beeler Family graves on Enclave Pkwy
in what is now a Harris County pocket park

Beeler Pocket Park with historic grave sites 

Koch-Schmidt Cemetery in Addicks Reservoir
near Groeschke Road

Grave markers at Koch-Schmidt Cemetery
alongside hike-bike trial in Cullen Park 

Addicks Methodist Church cemetery on Highway 6 at
Patterson Road / Bear Creek Pioneers Park 

Old Oaks towering over German grave sites of German settlers
 in Bear Creek Area