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Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

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Escape. One of the places I go to be a tourist is Houston, Texas, taking advantage of what the big city offers.

The Art Car Museum is a good place to start.

An art car decorated as a turkey

Tired and Feathered by Joe Haden of Crockett, Texas

The Beer Can House is interesting. Yes, those are all beer cans and beer can tabs.

Beer Can House in Houston, Texas

Beer Can House

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston was my main destination for this trip, to see the Picasso Black and White exhibit. No photos were allowed of the exhibit, but here is a sort-of cubism photo of the building.

Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the outside of the building

Picasso Black and White

Other exhibits in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston are attention-worthy and photographs are allowed. Here is a sarcophagus panel from the 2nd century A.D.

Panther from a sarcophagus, 2nd century A.D.

Panther from a sarcophagus, 2nd century A.D.

And when all is said and done and I’m exhausted, I find respite on a tree-lined path across from the museum. Cool and serene.

A tree-lined sidewalk in Houston, Texas

Tree-lined and serene

Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

Weekly Photo Challenge: Home

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If you want a home close to the Texas Capitol building, here are a few possibilities.

The Texas Governor’s Mansion, across the street from the Texas Capitol on the south side.

Texas Governor's Mansion

Texas Governor’s Mansion


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And across the street from the Texas Capitol on the west side is the Westgate Tower condo building. Built in 1966, it was the first residential high-rise building in Austin. It was controversial then and still a little bit controversial today, as it’s been designated as an historic landmark.

A condo building across the street from the Texas Capitol

Westgate Tower


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Across the street from the Capitol grounds on the north side is this small apartment building, right in the middle of the state office complex. It’s probably more affordable than the Westgate Tower condos, but that’s just a guess on my part.

a small apartment building in the Austin state office complex

Conveniently located


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If you want a home on the Texas Capitol grounds, you could live in a squirrel nest.

A squirrel nest

It’s all about location, location, location

This is the tree with the squirrel nest. Talk about a high-rise.

A tall tree with a squirrel's nest

A squirrel’s eye view of the Texas Capitol

Weekly Photo Challenge: Home