I love unique breakfast joints and stumbled on one while in Port Aransas, Texas. While walking for coffee and breakfast, my friends and I were intrigued by a spot with picnic benches just off the main road. Eats-Port A serves up American comfort food with a twist. Little tidbit about Port Aransas – its more commonly … Continue reading
It’s a massive metal sculpture slowly flapping its wings over a fountain of bubbling water. As the wings moves it sings a swan’s song in tandem to the sounds of the flowing water. Wings Over Water is an art installation on the new Plaza at Avenida Houston. It is stately in daylight, but mesmerizing at … Continue reading
Not every city can claim a bat colony, but Houston can. At the Waugh Drive Bat Colony at sunset, a cloud of bats takes flight, almost nightly. More than 250,000 Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from underneath the bridge at sunset for their nightly flight to feed on insects. Bet you didn’t know bats show up … Continue reading
It takes about an hour to get to Galveston from Houston. It’s an easy drive….as long as there’s no traffic. You’ll pass NASA and quickly see the land turn into sea. It was my first weekend in Houston. Early July and it was stifling, sticky hot. It was one of those days when you are … Continue reading
My friend Hope and I decided to go on a culinary adventure in Houston. It was a Saturday splurge and the goal was to find interesting places to eat and drink. So off we went to start the day with brunch. We headed over to the Heights since I’d already found a gem of a … Continue reading
Great latte and breakfast taco….think I’m in love with Boomtown Coffee. I got up this morning wanting to try a new spot for coffee and after searching on Google, I decided on Boomtown Coffee in the cool and eclectic Heights neighborhood in Houston. Sipping my almond milk latte outside on a lovely Saturday morning absolutely … Continue reading
On a very warm, humid morning I hit the trail in Sam Houston National Forest. I covered about six miles on the Lone Star Hiking Trail (LSHT) and didn’t see a soul on the trail. I started out from the trailhead off FM 1375 and headed toward Stubblefield Campground.The trail was easy to navigate as … Continue reading
Water cascades down the inner and outer walls of the 64-foot semi-circular architectural fountain that is the centerpiece of Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park. 11,000 gallons of water re-circulates every minute. It’s therapeutic, serene, and peaceful to watch the water fall down the walls. As you get closer to the inner wall the water gets … Continue reading
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