Pileated Woodpecker in East End Park on Lake Houston (October 7, 2023)– Image by kenne
Hugh and I were walking through the thick woods of East End Park when we heard picking from the woods and noticed
the hole high up in one of the trees. Figuring by the size of the hold, it might be a pileated woodpecker,
so we turned on our Merlin app and guess what? They stuck their head out from the hole.
— kenne
Brown Pelican Taking Off Over Lake Houston — Images by Hugh Poland
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A Short Walk In East End Park, Kingwood, Texas (December 28, 2022) — Images by kenne
After getting caught in a sudden rainstorm the day before, it was nice to see blue skies on the morning of the 28th.
American White Pelicans White Over in East Texas — Photo Gallery by kenne
Lakes, marshes, salt bays. In breeding season mostly inland, nesting on isolated islands in lakes and feeding on shallow lakes, rivers, marshes.
Feeding areas may be miles from nesting sites. Also breeds locally on coastal islands. Flocks in migration stop on lakes, rivers.
Winters mainly along coast, on shallow, protected bays and estuaries, also on large lakes in warm climates. Source: audubon.org
Swampy Area of East End Park, Kingwood, Texas (December 28, 2022) — Image by kenne
— from The Old Painter on a Walk Adam Zagajewski
I tried working in an hour walking the East End Park trails before a forecasted storm.
The sky was partly cloudy as I neared the lake.
An image from close to the ground looking toward the lake.
Cloud reflections on the water.
This image of the sky and clouds reflecting off the water is deceptive because dark clouds were already beginning to build up behind me.
By the time I reach the park parking lot I was soaked. (December 29, 20022) — Images by kenne
Bee on Coneflower (East End Park, May 27, 2022) — Image by kenne
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Plains Coreopsis Wildflowers (East End Park, Kingwood, Texas) — HDR Image by kenne
— Anthony T. Hincks.
Two Shadows (Turtles) On a Log In Lake Houston — Image by kenne
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Early Morning Ride On Waters Smooth As Glass (Lake Houston, May 27, 2022) — Image by kenne
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Male Northern Cardinal (East End Park, Kingwood, Texas) — Images by kenne
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We moved to Tucson, Arizona seven years ago after living many years in the Houston area. When we return to visit family and friends, we stay with daughter Jill in Kingwood. During most visits, I go for walks in East End Park. The park takes in an area on the shore of Lake Houston. A lot of the recent flooding in Kingwood from Hurricane Harvey resulted from the lake overflowing.
Walking the trails in the park yesterday I dealt with some trails impassable, mud, debris, humid heat and many mosquitos. The gray line marking the trees and bushes in many cases was 15 feet above the ground. Now a week after cresting, most of the water is back to a normal level. Since the park has many path bridges, I was surprised to see they were still intact after all the high-water flooding.
— kenne
Walking In A World Of Green And Gray — Images by kenne
(Click on any of the images to view in a slideshow format.)
This Christmas Eve was sunny and warm in Kingwood, Texas and as I have done in past visits, I went for a photographic walk in nearby East End Park. It’s just what I do.
— Henry David Thoreau
Images by kenne (Click On Any Titled Image To View In Slideshow Format)
“There is no point in hurrying because you are not actually going anywhere. However far or long you plod, you are always in the same place: in the woods. It’s where you were yesterday, where you will be tomorrow. The woods is one boundless singularity. Every bend in the path presents a prospect indistinguishable from every other, every glimpse into the trees the same tangled mass. For all you know, your route could describe a very large, pointless circle. In a way, it would hardly matter.”
― Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
East End Park Turtles, Kingwood, Texas (December 24, 2016) — Images by kenne
Kingwood, Texas East End Park On Christmas Eve — iPhone Panoramas by kenne
