I am not sure if tiger butterfly is the correct name, but it looks like tiger stripes, so that is what I am calling it. I took this photo at the Cockrell Butterfly Center.
Archive for April, 2013
Tiger Butterfly
Posted: April 18, 2013 in Insects, PhotographyTags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Cockrell Butterfly Center, garden, Houston, Houston Museum of Natural Science, outdoors, Photography, Wildlife
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The BoardWalk Bullet
Posted: April 18, 2013 in Roller CoastersTags: Amusement park, BoardWalk Bullet, Houston, Kemah Boardwalk, Roller coaster, Six Flags AstroWorld, Texas, Texas Cyclone
The BoardWalk Bullet is located in Kemah, Texas at the Kemah Boardwalk. With the closure of Astroworld, Houston’s only amusement park, it looked as if we would be a major metropolitan city without a roller coaster. Today, within 26 miles of downtown Houston, we have a wooden beast that is slightly bigger than the old Texas Cyclone at Astroworld. The bullet ratttles and rolls as it hits banked curves, steep drops, a camel back type hills. When looking at the coaster it looks as if there is not much to it, but the wooden beams hide much of the track. Once you are riding it quickly become obvious that you have entered a great coaster. For more information on the Kemah Boardwalk and the many restaurants, rides, and shops visit http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/
This great photo was taken by photographer Marc Mckinney.
Ragin Cajun
Posted: April 18, 2013 in RestaurantsTags: Cajun, crab, crawfish, Food, Houston, Louisiana, Oysters, Ragin Cajun, Restaurant, shrimp, Southern Louisiana, Texas
Houston has a restaurant that can make your feel as if your right home in Southern Louisiana Cajun Country. This restaurant is known as Ragin Cajun. Ragin Cajun serves some of the best po-boys, red beans and rice, boudin balls, gumbo, etouffe, jambalaya, crawfish, shrimp, blue crabs, and oysters on the half-shell around. The accordion’s sing out of the speakers as Cajun music is played. The tables inside are linked together, so you get a community feel, and often find yourself talking to complete strangers. Unless your related to the Scrooge, your tongue should dance to the flavors of Ragin Cajun. For more information visit http://www.ragin-cajun.com/
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Raw Oysters On The Half-Shell
Boiled Crawfish
Red Beans and Rice
Fried Shrimp Po-Boy
Kenny and Ziggy’s
Posted: April 18, 2013 in RestaurantsTags: Bagel, Breakfast, Cabbage roll, Corned Beef, dinner, Houston, jewish, lox, lunch, matzo ball, Pastrami, Ziggy
When it comes to Jewish food or N.Y. Style Deli, the only place in Houston I recommend is Kenny and Ziggy’s. You have two options, come really hungry, or take home left-overs for another day. The portions are huge and bursting with flavor! My personal favorites are Lox and Bagels, Corned Beef Hash, Cabbage Rolls, Chicken Matzo Soup, on any of the lovely sandwiches, especially the triple decker pictured below. If you still have room to eat after a great meal, you can try the foot long, about four inch wide, chocolate eclair. Let’s not forget the ten inch tall apple pie either. The deserts are magnificent. For more information check out their website at http://www.kennyandziggys.com/
Corned Beef Hash
Triple Decker Sandwich with Corned Beef, Pastrami, and Turkey
Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
Stuffed Cabbage
Ice Cream Truck In The Park
Posted: April 18, 2013 in PhotographyTags: Dairy, Frozen, Hermann Park, Houston, Ice cream, Ice cream van, sno cone
Ice cream truck in the park was taken at Herman Park Houston. The hot Houston summers bring a longing for sno cones and ice cream.
Diamond Back Rattlesnake
Posted: April 18, 2013 in Photography, ReptilesTags: Houston Zoo, Photography, Rattlesnake, Snake, Texas
Thank heavens this was taken at the Houston Zoo, and this rattler was behind glass. He even looks mean! These snakes are so deadly, and if not deadly, they will leave scarring devastation. When in Texas tread lightly in the wild, and always be on the look out.
Pink Necked Green Pigeon
Posted: April 17, 2013 in Animals, PhotographyTags: Asia, Bird, Cambodia, Photography, pigeon, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
A Costa Rican friend sent this photo to me. The pink necked green pigeon is the most vibrant and colorful of all pigeons, and can be found in Southeast Asia.
The Girl Who Sang
I met a girl who sang a lot.
Her mouth was like a big ole pot.
When she opened wide,
Her eyes popeyed.
Reminding me of kumquats.
2013 Albert Moyer, Jr.
This Is It- Soul Food
Posted: April 17, 2013 in RestaurantsTags: Bread pudding, Cabbage, Houston, New Orleans, Ox tails, Restaurant, Soul food, Yams
When I am having one of those days were I feel grain, nuts, fruits, yogurt, and salad are not going to fulfill my hunger, I head over to THIS IS IT SOUL FOOD restaurant.
THIS IS IT cooks a variety of dishes that will fill a stomach to satisfaction, and make a heart feel as warm as when momma says,”I love you.”
My favorite combination is oxtails, candied yams, cabbage, and bread pudding for desert. I can never go wrong. You will never go wrong either, if you enjoy the flavors of Houston’s THIS IS IT. For more information, a menu, or history, visit http://www.houstonthisisit.com/
Oxtails
Candied Yams
Cabbage
New Orleans Style Bread Pudding
Biscuits and Gravy
Posted: April 17, 2013 in PoetryTags: Biscuit, Biscuits & Gravy, Black pepper, Gravy, Haiku, Kosher salt, Poetry, Sausage gravy
My stomach sent a message of hunger to my brain and the first thing I thought about was biscuits and gravy. I don’t have them, nor are they available at the moment, so I decided to write a Haiku and imagine them. I hope you enjoy the Haiku.
Biscuits and Gravy
Black Pepper Gravy.
Hot, Fluffy, Buttery Taste.
So Delicious!
2013 Albert Moyer, Jr.
Photo borrowed from Google Images
Albert Moyer, Jr. 