More Art In The Park

More Art In The Park 

Celebrating the Centennial of Hermann Park.

Wind Waves, made in 2009, is by Mexican artist, Yvonne Domenge (1946).

She was on hand to supervise its placement near the Museum of Natural Science.

From a distance, this Ferrari red orb looks as if it is floating in air.

Wind Waves is thirteen feet in diameter and weighs close to 6 tons.

Demenge draws on organic curvilinear forms for her sculptures.

Wishing YOU well and much joy.

A big thank you to the Our World Hosts.

Art In The Park

Hermann Park is celebrating its centennial with Public Art.
I've already shared the twig maze.

Today I'm sharing the Spider.

A giant arachnid descended on the Jones Reflection pool where it appears to float on the water's surface. It is part of Hermann Park Conservancy's year-long Art In The Park series celebrating the historic green space's centennial.

Spider was created by the late internationally acclaimed artist Louise Bourgeois.

The newest addition to Hermann Park comes from an anonymous private collector in Houston who offered the loan specifically for 

Art In The Park.

The Spider weighs about 2,000 pounds.

Measurements: About 11 feet tall and 21 feet wide.

Even at those dimensions, the Spider exhibits a strength in metal work yet with a spindly, even intricate, appearance.*

Wishing You well and much joy!

A big thank you to the hosts of Our World.

*information for this post from various media releases for Art In The Park

My World: Hermann Park Centennial

Hermann Park is undergoing a transformation.

A giant maze constructed from saplings can be seen sprouting out of the ground

near the Japanese Garden. Constructed with over 1000 volunteer hours, it is the first of nine works of art that will grace Hermann Park as part of the park's centennial celebration.The maze was designed and created by artist, Patrick Dougherty.

Fun!  

I'd like to thank the wonderful hosts of My World.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Zoo Lights

Holiday celebrations in Houston just got a little wilder
with the start of a new tradition at the Houston zoo.
Lions, Tigers and Lights -- OH MY!!

Lights depicting many of the zoos animals are located near their habitats.

Thousands of twinkling lights, lighted animal sculptures, holiday projections, carolers,

Christmas music throughout the zoo.

You can work up an appetite strolling through the zoo.

There's hot chocolate, funnel cakes, cinnamon rolls, gingerbread men,

pizza, sandwiches -- all those good holiday treats that make your mouth water!

I plan on going back several more times.

It was just too much fun!

Thank you to our hosts:

Seasonal Sunday

Mosaic Monday

Our World

Wishing YOU well and much joy during this holiday season!

My World: Sweet Paris

I promised myself if the *cool* front arrived and the lows were in the 60s,

I would walk into the village on Sunday and have crepes for breakfast.

And I did!

This is Sweet Paris

a creperie and cafe where

they are reviving the art of eating crepes

and no passport is needed!

I arrived early so I could take pictures without bothering other patrons.

By the time I was finished with my crepe and had read a chapter in my book,

Sweet Paris was filling up quickly.

It is very bright and cheerful with French music playing in the background.

They call the decor French Industrial Chic.

Love the chandeliers.

The mirror makes this small cafe feel larger.

This is THE FEAST:

two eggs scrambled, feta, ricotta and mozzarella, tomatoes, spinach, and mushrooms.

It was delicious.

They have breakfast crepes, sweet crepes and savory crepes.

If I have a quibble -- they don't serve hot tea. 

Sweet Paris makes a promise:

For each crepe purchased, they will donate one school meal to a child in need through the U.N. World Food Programme USA.

"Eat Here, Feed There"

Thank you to the hosts of OUR WORLD.

Wishing you well and much joy!

Around Town

Around town was so much fun last week that I decided to do it again!

1. Classic Ford Auto, 2. Mirror Sculpture, 3. Japanese Garden, 4. Rooster

1. Bronze Barn Owl, 2. Whistling Ducks, 3. Red Heart Dresses, 4. Purple Iris

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Thank you to Mary for hosting Mosaic Monday

and the wonderful hosts of Our World.

Around The Town

A Look Around Houston

1. Mushroom, 2. Glassell School of Art, 3. Rolled Steel, 4. Train in Hermann Park

1. Zoo Entrance, 2. Surls Sculpture, 3. Lee & Joe Jamail Plaza, 4. Sculpture in the Garden

Thank you to Mary for hosting Mosaic Monday

and the hosts of Our World.

My World: Tea At The Museum

The Museum of Fine Arts is having Tea on Tuesday

in conjunction with two exhibitions:

Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of the Kenwood House, London

and Unrivalled Splendor: The Kimiko and John Powers Collection of Japanese Art.

This is the tea for the Treasures of Kenwood House, London.

Lovely place settings and delicious teas and goodies

and a real treat to be served in the midst of one of the European galleries.

I had a choice of three teas -- all organic.

Organic Earl Grey, Organic Citrus Oolong or Organic Jubilee Rooibos.

I picked the Citrus Oolong and was not disappointed.

The goodies were all yummy:

Chicken Salad on Whole Wheat

Cucumber and Herbed Cheese on White

Blueberry Scone with Clotted Cream

Tuxedo Dipped Chocolate Covered Strawberry

Before leaving for the tour associated with Kenwood House Exhibition

a glass of sparkling wine.

A lovely afternoon.

A big thank you to our tea party hosts:
Tea Time Tuesday
Friends Sharing Tea
Tea Party Tuesday
Teacup Tuesday
A Return to Loveliness

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

A big thank you to the wonderful hosts of

Our World.

Wishing YOU well, much joy and a wonderful cup of tea!

My World: Classic Ford

You may remember several months ago,

I was walking to post a letter and saw a Classic Car.

Well, it happened again.

I was on my way to post a letter and I found this little beauty.

This time I had my camera with me.

I never know what I'm going to find on my walks to the post!

My thanks to Mary for hosting Mosaic Monday

and the wonderful hosts of Our World.

For those of you interested in give-a-ways:
mine can be seen here.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

My World: Public Art - MIrror

A nice walk around Rice University to see the new public sculptures

(before the heat and humidity set in).

This is Mirror by Jaume Plensa.

Mirror is a site specific installation by international artist Jaume Plensa. Mirror features two 10 foot tall figures positioned in conversation with each other.  Up close, their physical forms are an intermingling of white coated marine steel letters from many alphabets. Viewers are provided with an entry point to each figure, where they can physically walk inside the sculpture. One of the new public art works celebrating Rice University's centennial.

Thank you to Mary for Mosaic Monday

and the wonderful hosts of Our World.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Blooming In Musashi's Garden

These are some of the blooms I see every morning in the garden... Musashi's Garden.

What a treat!

Red  Lion Amaryllis

Bill Warriner Rose, Gardenia, Gerbera, Zinnia

Miniature Rose

Bill Warriner Rose, Gerbera, Gardenia, Zinnia

This is my mystery rose.

I don't know the name of the rose, but I LOVE the apricot color.

My Mystery Rose!

Thank you to Mary for Mosaic Monday

and the wonderful hosts of Our World.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

My World: A Study in Bloom

Most of you know I've been complaining this week about the cold I have.

When I don't feel well, I don't want to do much.

Staring out the window into the garden is about all I've wanted to do.

So, I decided to take photos of the amaryllis as it started to bloom.

I'm not good at keeping track of the names of my amaryllis.

This one is the first to bloom in Musashi's Garden this year.

I took photos every day, sometimes several times a day

to document its journey from bud to bloom.

I got up one morning and WOW!

The journey was done.

A beautiful amaryllis in full bloom.

Thank you to Mary at Mosaic Monday,

The  Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday, and 

 the wonderful hosts at Our World,

and Sunlit Sunday.

Wishing you WELL and much JOY!

My World: Japanese Garden

It's no secret that the Japanese Garden in Hermann Park

is one of my favorite places.

I hope you enjoy my latest visit as much as I did. 

Thank you to Mary at Mosaic Monday,

 the wonderful hosts at Our World

and Sunlit Sunday.

Wishing you WELL and much JOY!