A Grand Adventure Is About To Begin…

My daughter is giving me the grand tour of her new hometown. We are driving around downtown Houston and I am snapping photos as fast as a girl could go. She is showing me the skyline of this magnificent city! I have been always drawn to the metropolitan cities and now it is going to be even more delightful visiting Little Man and his family! My daughter and her family have a whole new world opening up to them and as Pooh said…

A grand adventure is about to begin…

Houston-pavillion
One of my favorite photos of the day…The Houston Pavilion. Look at all the converging lines! Oh be still my heart. The vintage bowl sign is the icing on the cake.

Most of the downtown area is medical centers, hospitals and organizations of Baylor University. Did you know they employ 80,000 employees? Is that incredible? They take medicine and health to a whole new level. As my daughter was showing me around, literally my mouth was just hanging open. I have never seen such a Medical Maze in my whole life. So I ask my daughter, “Are you going to have to leave an extra 30 minutes just to find a parking spot and arrive at your laboratory?!” She just turns to me and smiles.

One of the parks for the medical employees to enjoy…very unique cube building wouldn’t you say?

Praying this adventure will be a great blessing to our daughter and the family.

What has been YOUR latest adventure?

Have a marvelous day!

Laurie
XXOO

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Tags: architectural buildings, art, Baylor Medical Complex, Black & White, black and white photography, Downtown Houston, Harris County, Houston, monochrome, Photography, sculpture, skyscrappers, street photography, Texas

66 thoughts on “A Grand Adventure Is About To Begin…”

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Simon Howlett on July 25, 2014 at 3:47 pm said:

Fabulous series of photos. Houston looks a great place to photograph.

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Jenny Matlock on February 20, 2013 at 7:25 pm said:

I love science centers!

The black and white pictures were wonderful here!

Thanks for a great outing!

A+

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lmkazmierczak on February 8, 2013 at 9:02 pm said:

Sounds like you are ready/prepared for adventure…love your positive perspective that shines through in your black and whites♫♪ All The Best♥ Here’s my L effort: http://lore-eleven.blogspot.com/2013/02/icy-convex-mirror.html (Also posted on my WordPress Heartoons blog….I’m still duplicating my blogs until I can make up my mind which site suits my needs best!)

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Kristi Bonney on February 8, 2013 at 7:15 am said:

80,000 employees? WOW! Looks like an amazing place! Good luck to your daughter and her family in their new hometown.

Thanks so much for joining us in the Nurture Photography Challenge. We’re moving on to a new prompt on Friday: White/Minimalism. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Kristi liveandloveoutloud.com

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storybeader on February 8, 2013 at 2:12 am said:

I’ve driven through and around Houston a few times. I always think of Gateway computers in Houston. And big oil. It’s a wonderful city with lots of fine arts too. She’ll love it! {:-Deb

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petit4chocolatier on February 8, 2013 at 12:25 am said:

Houston is wonderful. I love the B & W photos! Good things are going to happen 🙂

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Anonymous on February 7, 2013 at 10:05 pm said:

I can’t think of anything fresh to say that others have not commented except to say awesome

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Boomdeeadda on February 7, 2013 at 5:25 pm said:

I love that you’ve posted in Black and White Laurie, what a great creative choice. Congratulations to your daughter and her family for starting a new adventure. Houston looks like a great community. I also fancied the vintage bowling sign….I think they should just make everything new ‘vintage looking’ 😀

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Erin on February 7, 2013 at 3:49 pm said:

Love the photos – the B&W makes everything stand out beautifully. I’ve never been to Houston but it looks like it has some amazing architecture. Thanks for sharing.

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Sarah ~ Magnolia Surprise on February 7, 2013 at 3:14 pm said:

Houston is a big place! It’s been years since I’ve been there even though I don’t live very far away. Hope your daughter will enjoy it there — Houston has a lot to offer!
Love your shots, the black and white and the awesome angles!!

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Lori @ LorikArt on February 7, 2013 at 6:50 am said:

I love the crisp lines and detail in your work.

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lesliebc on February 6, 2013 at 9:02 pm said:

Looks like a great destination…I’d love to visit there, too! Of course, I’d like anywhere warm right now!

Leslie
abcw team

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Roger Green on February 6, 2013 at 6:27 pm said:

Baylor hospital is a MASSIVE institution! Yow!

ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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Chubskulit Rose on February 6, 2013 at 4:14 pm said:

I love these B&W photos.

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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

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Wayne on February 6, 2013 at 3:31 pm said:

Those were some great angles on those shots! It was a pleasure to see those pictures. Thanks for linking up with me this week. I appreciate it.

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Rebecca (@satakieli) on February 6, 2013 at 3:02 pm said:

I have such a soft spot for Urban photography, these are great! Love the processing!

Thanks for linking up with the Nurture Photography Challenge 🙂

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ncdogg on February 6, 2013 at 2:43 pm said:

Love black and white shots. . . uh yeah, cause we have a B&W photo challenge every week! As far as adventure goes. . . we are (my husband) recovering from eye surgery since the end of last year. It’s a slow process, but God has been so good to us!

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Denise on February 6, 2013 at 2:33 pm said:

Hmmmmmmm my latest adventure? Would have to be taking our new puppy for his forst walk up the lane and him meeting the horses! My ABC is all about Bing so there should be quite a few adventures along the way! Great post, thanks so much.
Denise ABC Team

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Linda R on February 6, 2013 at 3:06 am said:

WOW… Those are some pretty amazing photos. It’s so cool how they are all in B&W. How wonderful to work in a place like that. Seems like they must really value there employees.

Hugs~

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KG Style Designs (@kgstyleinc) on February 5, 2013 at 7:35 pm said:

Stopping by from Made in a Day!
I guess mine would be visiting our new neighborhood here in Florida.We moved down here from NYC a few months back so it’s always an adventure to discover what lies around us.

Btw, I am doing a little v-day giveaway on the blog. So please stop by.
http://www.kgstyleblogs.com

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Mary Strong-Spaid on February 5, 2013 at 7:24 pm said:

My daughter lives in Texas with her family, in a town about 6 miles outside of Austin. It is very beautiful and there are a lot of different things for her 3 sons to do.

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 5, 2013 at 7:33 pm said:
  
  So glad to hear that Mary!
  
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chasingclicks on February 5, 2013 at 6:15 pm said:

Some great shots , would love to venture out and visit one day.

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Ron Scubadiver on February 5, 2013 at 4:47 pm said:

Welcome to my home town. Please check the “Houston” “Art Lovers” and “Texas” menu buttons in the header of my site.

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 5, 2013 at 4:50 pm said:
  
  I will definately head over there…thanks.
  
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Andrea on February 5, 2013 at 4:26 pm said:

Looks like an amazing place to work. I wish your daughter the best of luck there. Great building shots. The one with the bowling sign is my favorite. Love that they are in b&w too.

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Nancy on February 5, 2013 at 1:33 pm said:

I recently learned my oldest will be making a job change and moving to Texas. I believe that is my latest adventure as seen through his eyes. 🙂

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ledrakenoir on February 5, 2013 at 8:41 am said:

I’ve never been to Houston myself, but I have heard only positive things about the city – great post…. 🙂

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 5, 2013 at 4:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you! I hope to have many more trips there in the future.
  
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Deborah on February 5, 2013 at 8:30 am said:

I somehow stumbled onto your site, Laurie, and what a blessing! I love your photography, along with what I’ve had a chance to read on here, so far! I’m fairly new here on WP, and (I suppose you could say I’m in the midst of my latest ‘adventure’!) I am in the process of getting a small photo business going. It’s a new season in life, and I’ve been practicing for sometime, and thought I’d give it a go! Anyway, I preferred the layout here on WP, compared to my other site, but I had trouble working my way around, so I put it on the shelf for a bit, then came back to find they had made it much less complicated, so now I’m back at it again! It still has taken me some time, but I do think I’m getting the hang of it! Looks like we’re using the same theme, so, if I have any questions …. Lol!!

I really love the creamy tones of these b/w city scape images. You captured the beauty of those buildings perfectly … and yes, I love the vintage bowl sign, as well! Anything retro/vintage … oh, I love it!! We have family in Texas, and have talked of moving there. We are empty-nesters, and that certainly would be the beginning of a grand adventure for us, for sure! I wouldn’t want to leave my son and his new bride, just yet, though! Maybe we’ll just pack them up and take them along, too! My son is a videographer, and has had opportunities arise from there, as well. We’ll just have to wait and see what the Lord has in store for us! I’ll be following you and I look forward to visiting again! Blessings to you!

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LuAnn on February 5, 2013 at 4:06 am said:

Thanks for the tour of Houston. It has been years since I have visited. Best of luck to daughter and family.

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greenlightlady on February 5, 2013 at 2:45 am said:

Laurie, this post looks awesome in black & white! Houston looks very impressive and their children’s hospital dwarfs our general hospital… We’re getting a new hospital beside our college, which is walking distance from us but it won’t be as big as that one!

Blessings ~ Wendy

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Kim Reardon Cunningham on February 5, 2013 at 2:42 am said:

Love the photojournalist style of the black and whites!

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ZazuMove on February 5, 2013 at 12:00 am said:

Congrats, wonderful b/w photos, my favourite one is the second with the vintage bowl!! I love to watch photos and if they are accomponied with stories like here it seems that I can hear the snaps… I will reconnect! Thank you also for your visit and the like. I have to translate my home page, but my recent posts are all in English, just in case… 🙂 Friendly greetings from Italy, Katharina

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RoSy on February 4, 2013 at 11:37 pm said:

Another place I’d like to visit…
My latest adventure was in my backyard – playing with my girls in the snow this past weekend!
Have a great week 🙂

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Phoport on February 4, 2013 at 7:10 pm said:

Been to many of these places. Houston is the city of my birth.

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 7:20 pm said:
  
  very cool..I will remember this for the future.
  
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  - Phoport on February 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm said:
    
    Thank you Laurie fore your kind reply. Are you close to Houston?
    
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    - Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 8:00 pm said:
      
      No my daughter and her family just moved there. I went and visited them last week and plan to make many more trips in the future.
      
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      - Phoport on February 4, 2013 at 8:04 pm said:
        
        I was born and raised there till about the of 12. Then my family moved away. Now I’m in Somerville, Texas and don’t miss the big city at all. Give me the wider open spaces and less people. 😉
      - Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 8:11 pm said:
        
        Funny…I am needing the culture and noise. Isn’t it great we are all different and not the same☺
      - Phoport on February 4, 2013 at 8:25 pm said:
        
        Houston has great places of history and lots of diversification which makes it a great place for people from around the world to visit. I’ll be going shortly to take some shots of the oldest (or what’s left of it) Baylor College of Medicine sites. I hope to return with some good B&W.
      - Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 8:30 pm said:
        
        This is where my daughter is working!
      - Phoport on February 4, 2013 at 8:34 pm said:
        
        Then hopefully you will like the photos.
rebecca on February 4, 2013 at 6:15 pm said:

My daughter thought seriously about attending Baylor. She didn’t in the end. But today she just started working at a hospital up here in PA. That is our recent adventure.

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poppytump on February 4, 2013 at 5:48 pm said:

B&W certainly works really well with these buildings and architecture !

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ladyfi on February 4, 2013 at 5:18 pm said:

What lovely shots -they work well in black and white.

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 5:21 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much…wasn’t sure if I should process them this way or not.
  
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oursideofthemtn on February 4, 2013 at 4:57 pm said:

Totally going to share your beautiful photography with my oldest son! He just finished a 3D architecture enrichment class at a new STEM high school…and his part of their group project was to design a HOSPITAL. So, I’m going to show him your photos for inspiration. (He’s done with the class but finds enjoyment in tweaking with his design.) Thanks for linking up to our first blog hop ever!

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annie richards on February 4, 2013 at 4:48 pm said:

Amazing medical facilities. What a wonderful opportunity for your daughter and family. A new and exciting page in their life.
Annie

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Tamar Strauss-Benjamin on February 4, 2013 at 4:35 pm said:

Love the new blog look! Great shots and great edits!

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Maxima on February 4, 2013 at 3:16 pm said:

I love this post

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 3:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much…haven’t processed b/w in the longest time.
  
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mistymidnite on February 4, 2013 at 2:01 pm said:

Love the black and white. I enjoyed visiting Houston also. Great city. Blessings to your visit and family !

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Deanna@Snippets from Springdale on February 4, 2013 at 1:56 pm said:

Oh I do like that you changed these all to B&W…gives them all a distinct feel. Hope your daughter enjoys her new home. My brother lived in Houston for years, then moved to Galveston Bay, now lives in Colorado…but he did enjoy his time there!!

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John on February 4, 2013 at 1:48 pm said:

Lots of lines and abstract, enhanced by the B&W mode. Color photography can be overrated. New theme?

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 1:50 pm said:
  
  Hello John…thank you for your nice comment on the b& w. Yes, I have a new theme for now. WordPress issues needing resolved…grr
  
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  - John on February 4, 2013 at 2:05 pm said:
    
    Curious what the issues are if I’m not being nosy – web design interests me.
    
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    - Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 2:13 pm said:
      
      wouldn’t let me preview my posts…
      
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      - John on February 4, 2013 at 2:24 pm said:
        
        wow, that’s very odd. Never heard of that issue. I use a theme called Brunishelli or something like that. I don’t thing it’s available on the WP.com side though which stinks. There are lots of good themes available for you though. You could spend hours going through and testing them.
valentina on February 4, 2013 at 12:24 pm said:

Call me nuts, but I adore hospitals! Dreamed about being a M.D. since I was a little girl, but I’m too sentimental and anxious. Did two years in Med. School and dropped out… Sigh. Ended up graduating in Culinary Arts.

All photos are amazing! There is a “je ne sais quoi” factor in black and white photography… Keep them coming! 😀

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Nikitaland on February 4, 2013 at 11:30 am said:

I love this post a great deal because I adore black and white photography. When a photo is changed to black and white, I look at the picture much closer than I would if it was in color because you are trying to imagine the colors. The buildings seem to pop that you took in Houston, not to mention how the clouds are more defined too in black and white. Thanks ever so much for sharing!

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- Pride in Photos Photography on February 4, 2013 at 2:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you dear friend! I haven’t processed images in B/W for such a long time…it just sounded like a great idea. IT does seem to work great for city scapes. Seems like a dream that I even went♥
  
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