Discovery Green is a very cool interactive green park situated in the middle of downtown Houston. It is a beautiful park where families go to picnic and play. If downtown Houston itself feels deserted, Discovery Green is where urban Houston comes alive.
Here, botanical beauty complements sleek urban architecture.
Usually, this water feature is a very popular play spot. I took this photo on the morning of my last day in Houston, at a time before the park became fully populated.
This water feature was already teeming with activity.
This beautiful pond is bordered by prairie grass and other plants. I love prairie plants and the rich texture of their foliage, especially when they are swayed by a soft breeze.
Monument Au Fantome by Jean Dubuffet.
I don't know what this metallic heart is meant to represent and I saw no plaque providing a title or description, but I find the inclusion of hardware images, such as hammers and axes, to be a little disturbing. What does the industrial theme of this heart mean?
Landscape and architecture come together in harmony.
I haven't really enjoyed the tangled shade provided by a canopy of trees since I moved away from Chicago and the Midwest. This was a nice reminder of how soothing it can be.
I love these fun, multicolored structures (above and below) and wondered what function they might serve. Were they some type of play toy? A couple of explorers informed me they served as entrances to an underground parking garage. That was a mundane revelation, but I still found them so aesthetically pleasing that I had to photograph them.
City framed by a garden.
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