Placenter: Discovery Green

1500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77010

I finally got a chance to check out the new Discovery Green park. My three favorite guys came along with me.

Tino's got this super long tongue. The better to lick you with my pretty!

First stop, the Kinder Large Dog Run so that the doggies could do their thang. But Tino couldn't wait and decided to drop a load in the middle of the human walkway. Bad dog! And poor Neo barely made the height requirement to join in with the big dawgs.

My rabid dog.

This is where Tino unloaded his load. Right in the middle there somewhere. That boy has no shame what so ever!

Mist Tree by Doug Hollis. I bet it looks a lot better with the mist actually activated.

The one acre Kinder Lake. So that's how big an acre is. The water is shallow and is used mainly for RC watercrafts. According to the website, the lake will turned into a magnificent outdoor ice skating rink. How cool is that! That is mos def something to watch out for.

Gateway Fountain. Something about spraying water that just seems to keep a kid occupied for a good amount of time. There sure were a bunch of kids running around getting soaked. Hope the parents brought lots of towels and a change of clothes. That little boy with his father (in the left of the photo) had the guts to march right up to Tino and Neo. I'm usually very alert when it comes to this so I'll keep a watchful eye and try to position myself between any toddlers and my dogs. My dogs are usually great and sweet, but when it comes to others, I won't take the risk of anything happening, especially when it comes to small children. So I let the little boy admire (he better had been admiring!) the dogs from a safe distance and wouldn't let him pet them. It is so VERY important to teach your kids to NEVER EVER approach a dog. Even the smallest ones can be aggressive.

The Lake House. A convenient little cafe where you can eat and drink over-priced items.

This was by far the best artwork displayed at the park. It is called Recycled Gazebo and created by Dan Phillips. It's built mostly from recycled materials such as the license plates roof top. So you know how the thug life's of Houston steal cars and then sell the parts? I wonder if they sold the license plates 'parts' to this Phillips character. Hah! Did anyone run a background check on this guy?

Monument Au Fantome by Jean DuBuffet. I remember taking a photo of this sculpture at it's old location at 1100 Louisiana St. It was for a spread in the yearbook that I was in charge of. All you ex-HPer's, it's in the 1999-2000 yearbook. Or maybe the one before that. Go Vipers!

Brown Foundation Promenade. Is there anything at this park that isn't named after someone? I guess Houston is full of people with money who are willing to donate it for such a public cause. Kudos to them.

Heading towards the next work of art.

Listening Vessels by Doug Hollis. He's the same guy behind the Mist Tree. How awesome is he?!? I love his work because it's not just art involved, there's also all kinds of science going on. So you have two disc like objects with the concave part facing each other and positioned about 60 feet apart. As I'm sitting at one end and the bf at the other, we can talk at normal volumes and it's as if there is some sort of microphone and speaker in each vessel because you can hear the other person perfectly. Incredibly neato!

Other recreational activities available: shuffleboard, putt-putt golf and bocce ball (no pic for this one). You can rent items for free with an I.D.

Synchronicity of Color by Margo Sawyer. This is such a fun design. I think it's a favorite backdrop for many people because of the many vibrant colors. I love it! If I had better knowledge of my camera and it's metering system, I could have produced better quality photos. But cos I'm still a newbie, you get crappy fotos with crappy post-processing. Yeah, I'm not too skilled at the latter either. This cool looking piece is not just a sculpture, it also acts as the entrance/exit to the underground parking garage.

The Grove is the fine dining establishment located in the park. I'm betting it's pretty pricey. I prolly don't plan on trying it out until maybe next summer, when Swan Lake comes to town. Oh my how I am so extremely excited about that. The ballet, not the restaurant. I'm hoping to get a few people together for dinner and a story of the beautiful Odette and her prince. So, maybe we'll try it out then.