Galveston Tree Sculpture Tour 2012

I went on the Galveston Tree Sculptures Tour.  It was great and interesting that most of the trees are oak, and they were killed off by hurricane Ike in 2008.  It was the saltwater that killed the trees, not the force of the storm.

The start of the tour.

This was the old post office and customs house.

A view along the street.

This is a Sealy street mansion, built in the 1880s, and a survivor of the 1900 hurricane.  Also a previous home on the Galveston Historic Homes Tour.

This dog is actually a tree sculpture and the owner of the property  dresses the dog for any occasion.  It was dressed for the election that day.

There are these parks all over the city.

Dolphims

Mermaid

Dolphin

I forget the significance of this one.

This is in a children's playground.  A grandmother reading stories to the grandchildren, and the characters from the stories are coming out the back of the chair.

This seat is close to the reading sculpture.

Crocodiles

And this is the house with the croc sculpture.  Our tour guide figured the owner was a transplant from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Dolphin

Owl

Squirrel

Herons

This is beside the Heron sculpture

This is the only sculpture our tour guide said that the owners did themselves.  The rest of the sculptures were done by commissioned artists.

This is a two-storey widow's walk on one of the homes.

Pelican or heron.  I'm not sure which one.

Frog

This is an angel.

Geisha girl facing East

Dog

Tin Man and Toto from Wizard of Oz.  See the note below.

Explanation of the Wizard of Oz theme.

This is common in Galveston.  Double wood doors to protect from winds and water.

Another mermaid.

Pelicans

This is outside the fire house in Galveston.

Dalmation at the fire house.

Fire hydrant at the fire house.