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Friday, May 29, 2009

Friday Shoot-out, water

This week I had so many possible water, whet areas to choose from that I had a hard time finding a direction to take this Shoot-out.  Houston is just west of the ship channel that comes up from Galveston and ends just south of I-10.  It is 60 miles north of Galveston and is partially on the flood plane of the San Jacinto and Red Rivers. There is no limit to the photo opportunities.  But I am now visiting with my daughter and her two children, Carl and Marissa and she doesn’t really live in Houston but in Fort Bend County.  To the west and south of the Houston (Harris DSC_4289County) line in Fort Bend County there are three smaller communities, Sugarland, Stafford and Missouri City.  All three of these cities are on the Brazos River flood plane.   That means the area is FLAT, flat, flat and is crosshatched with creeks, ponds and horseshoe bends. 
Over the millennium as rivers snake their way across the flood plane, they gouge out new riverbeds, changing course and leaving behind small bodies of water called horseshoe bends.  Fort Bend County Texas  has thousands, well maybe hundreds of these small isolated horseshoe shaped bodies of water.  You don’t realize at ground level what they are but if you look at a map of the area they are apparent.  The local developers and city planners have used them to create private lakes for some very pricey homes and public parks for the rest of us.  The result is a very pleasant, garden like area with plenty of fountains, fishing holes, boat ramps and picnic areas in which to enjoy life.  
Private lake off Sugar Creek.
 
It doesn’t take me long to end up with too many photos.  
I decided to focus on the Missouri City park of Kitty Hollow.  Small, with a man made pond incorporating two horseshoe bends, this park has the requisite fishing pier, grassy knoll, park benches and picnic tables, wild birds and lots and lots of personality.   I can not wait to see this park as it matures, the cypress trees around its edge will be beautiful.  I Don’t know what the pink is on the base of the cypress, looks like pink fish eggs. 
 
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17 comments:

  1. You sound like you are having such a grand time visiting with your daughter and grandkids! I hope that the time will go slowly for you, so that you may enjoy it all the more!!

    Love the pictures, especially those water lilies. I am in love with them. What is it about lilies like that that evoke such a calm peaceful feeling in one! They are just beautiful. Nice job on the shoot out theme of WATER. Have a great weekend, Debby

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  2. Oh the header photo is Gorgeous!
    Not to mention the water lilies - most especially the one with the little dragonfly on it.So lovely, Ginger. Thanks. :D

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  3. GingerV....that closeup of the Cypress is amazing!! I love the water lillies......
    I too want to see pictures of the park as it matures and hope you will post some everytime you go to Houston!!
    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!

    Steady On
    Reggie Girl

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  4. Beautiful water lilies. And the header photo is incredible, like orange raspberry glaze.

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  5. Ginger, you captured rare beauty with your shots. You live in an area that I would love to visit one day.

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  6. what a beautiful and natural area. great job on the water theme!

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  7. Love the Header and the water lilies. Just stunning work. Beautiful.

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  8. I love the water lilies! They are all simply breathtaking Ginger V!

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  9. Oh I just remembered I forgot to add the ducks and water lilies to my post! I love how you displayed your shoot out!

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  10. I love the water lilies! They are all simply breathtaking. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures!

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  11. beautiful photos! I love the lilies! The pink stuff on the tree is really cool. It look like pink sea cucumbers crawling out of the water. hahaha. Great shots!!! I can't pick a favorite. I like them ALL!

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  12. Nice capture of the dragonfly on the water lily! I love your water lilies photos, awesome.

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  13. oh how beautiful! Really great shots! I especially love that last water lily one.

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  14. Beautiful photos, as usual. You are so prolific.

    I love the water lilies and the reflection photo.

    The tress trunk is marvelous.

    Great composition and color.

    Oh, I like the flying bird, too.

    Have a good weekend.

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  15. Such great photos... the one of the cypress is really neat and the water lilies are gorgeous!

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  16. The water lilies are beutiful, but I like the pink barnacles? the best!

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  17. I too, am curious about the pink stuff on the tree trunk. Makes it fish out of water when they hatch, or is this low tide?

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