Bell Park

With the time change we were early every where we went today. Decided to stop off at Bell park just because it wasn't closed. It is a small park with a very attractive water feature (pond, waterfall, fountain, a couple of bridges over the water). The benches are made from concrete but have been molded to a very smooth curves that make the attractive. There is also a statue of Christopher Columbus in the park. Not sure why he is here. He seems to be pointing at something in the bushes. (No telling what that could be since this park is in Montrose)
It is a pleasant place to sit in the shade and listen to the sound of water.

Sam Houston

We had been walking for quite awhile. By this time John needed to find the little boys room. I spotted a blue BFI portapotty across the bayou so we walked over there. When we got there I noticed the sign for Sam Houston Park. While John was inside I walk over a took this picture. I see by the sign this park was acquired in 1899.

John said the potty was too full to use. So we had to hurry back to the car and find some other place.

Sesquicentennial Park

This was the best sign I could locate for Sesquicentennial park. I'm sure there is a typical green or brown city park sign but I didn't see it today. There were lots of tiles along a wall with images from Houston. (from old to modern)

Art park

This area has changed so much. Ten years ago none of these trails were down here. It is a little noisy with the traffic noise. You can see all the elevated freeways in the background.

Buffalo Bayou Walk

This trail is along both sides of the bayou. There are several places were you can launch a canoe. Also painted on the sidewalk is painted with blue and white stipes with a poem about blue. The word blue and then a word that goes with it like blue plate blue print blue moon etc. Pretty cool!

Mozolo Disc Golf Course

Drove around the downtown area. It was easy to do on a Sunday morning. The weather was beautiful. A cold front came thru and it was very pleasant walking. We didn't bring any money. I spent all my change yesterday. We looked around for a parking place without a meter. Found a spot very close to this Disc golf course. There were several animals made from rebar nearby. We walked down to the trail along the bayou.

Schwartz Park

This park is located along side Landrum Middle school. It almost looks like it is a part of the school campus. There is a swimming pool, basketball court, and baseball field. The road that runs along the side of the park is a dead end. I imagine that some silly stuff could go on back there late at night.

Freed Park

When we arrived we noticed several men starting to play soccer in a large open area on the side of the park. There was a vegetable garden in another open area. I didn't walk over to look because the ground was still muddy from all the rain we have had. There is also a cummunity center. The other part of this park is filled with nice old trees and also has a very shady walking trail around the perimeter. The city is adding some new playground equipment. With all the apartments in the area, this will be very enjoyable for the neighborhood children.

Jack Brooks Park

We went to Jack Brooks Park to participate in a 5k walk with the Houston Happy Hikers. Last week we had lots and lots of rain so the trails were muddy. This meant that the walk was on the roads in the park. I told John to just think of them as really wide paved trails. The course was a bit confusing. One checkpoint was unmanned so we punched our own card. John ate several pieces of candy since no one was there to tell him "only one piece".
We will have to return to this park again when it is dry. It is near the dog track. So maybe we can check out the dog races also.

Grady Park

Found this park over by Chimney Rock and San Felipe. There is several tennis courts, a walking trail, and some basketball courts. The basketball courts are at the back and on the other side of a fence that makes me wonder if maybe the are part of the other property. You can see all the orange plastic fencing in the picture. It looks like there will be some playground equipment maybe?
We will have to return later to see the progress. It is a nice little park.