Bayou Bend

We took advantage of Family Free Day this weekend to go check out the Bayou Bend attraction that's less than a mile from our house. None of us had been there before and it was a beautiful day. This is how you get across the bayou after parking your car:

Bayou Bend includes the 1920's mansion and gardens built for Ima Hogg. The home has since been turned into a museum of American furniture. It is the second largest single collection in the country. 

 We toured a few rooms in the home but mostly enjoyed the beautiful gardens.

 This was by far the most greenery I've seen in all of Houston this year.

I've already put the Family Free Day in March on my calendar. By then the azaleas will be in bloom and I hear they are quite spectacular here.