Statues and watermelons, oh my!

If you ever want to get out of Houston for a couple hours, I highly recommend taking a trip to Frazier's Ornamental & Architectural Concrete. It's at the corner of 290W (heading to Austin) and Hwy 6 (heading to college station). The place is huge, full of all sorts of statues for your garden.  They seriously have a statue for everything - animals, religious, mythology, fairies, etc. We specifically went to look at bird baths but I couldn't help take pictures of some of the more weird and random options.

The patriotic section

I wonder if the HOA will allow me to put this on our front steps?

Strike a pose!

These remind me of the old school Aunt Jemima syrup bottles

Why would you want a statue of a shoe shine boy?

What the? Very creepy!

Mr. Fox looks stoned

These lamas are very zen

I would be bored too, sitting there all day

I like the look of concern the statue in the background has for Elvis and Mozart

This place totally made me think of weeping angels. Don't blink!

Right down the street is a great farm stand called Dilorio's. They are known in the region for their great local watermelons. Hempstead, TX used to be the top shipper of watermelons to rest of the USA back in the 40s. Dilorio Farms provides all the watermelon snacks for the Watermelon Run for the Fallen in Hempstead, TX. That's where I had my first taste of their delicious watermelon and knew I had to stop by their farm stand since I was in the area.One of my favorite things about living in this region is the great fresh and sweet watermelon.

Lastly, since you will be on 290 heading back to Houston, you may want to make a pit stop at Buc-ee's for a bathroom break. Now, as a Wawa fan, it's just not the same. But Buc-ee's is a Texas favorite with their crazy beaver merchandise, homemade jerky and fudge, and excellent restrooms. The giant Buc-ee's in Waller, TX also has a ton of Texas themed gifts and other merchandise. I've purchased a few things to send to friends up North. But the more I stop at Buc-ee's, the more I miss Wawa - especially the Wawa coffee, breakfast sandwiches, and most of all their hoagies. I'll just have to make another trip back to Philadelphia soon to get my Wawa fix.