Fwood Park Tour - November 23rd, 2020
Drive to the Stevenson Park Pavilion and take the trail to Old City Park
Cross over Cowart Creek along the way
Continue on but look back at the sturdy pedestrian bridge
Reach the Old City Park with its own pavilion and parking lot
A dry oil well was drilled here in 1922
David will look for the next historic plaque whenever it is erected
Permanent ping pong table between pavilion and parking lot
Make another discovery, the Friendswood Dog Park has recently been added
The Dog Park was created and opened in August 2019
A scout from my old troop earned his Eagle Rank building the park
The enclosed area is split into two halves
One area for dogs over 25 pounds, with multiple dogs indulging
No small dogs (AKA: cats) are visiting the park at the moment
Erin is not allowed inside the park for three more months!
Drainage in Fwood is key and all parks are situated at lower elevations
Head back where we started past the Old City pavilion and bathrooms
Visit the endpoint of Winding Way Drive before continuing on
View Cowart Creek that flows beneath Castlewood Avenue
The pedestrian bridge has ATV restrictors in place
View of Cowart Creek flowing toward FM-518 south of Fwood Link Rd
Take the trail back toward Stevenson Park
Beyond the Rotary Pavilion and before the playground is a seesaw statue
Check out the butterfly garden beyond the basketball court
Would love to add a shrimp plant to the home landscaping
Stevenson Park fence is brightly painted
Discover a doorway to the Fairy Trail
Start at the butterfly garden and travel clockwise around the park
There are 14 fairies to find and a paragraph on each of them
Erin finds Gertrude the Animal Fairy with her black cat Clover first
Number 2 along the trail is Flora, the Plants & Flowers Fairy
Number 3 is Everett, the seasonal and holiday change fairy
David pauses for a pose under the lighted arch during the hunt
Number 4 is Apple, the healthy habits fairy, who wants you to eat right
Victor & Grace are twin volunteer fairies who help keep the park beautiful
Bob is the First Responder Troll who keeps fairies & trolls safe in the park
#7 is Wendy the friendly fairy, banned from news reporting the last 4 years
#8 Litter Les is the troll by the Rotary Pavilion, pick up your trash!
Santa's reindeer are displayed by the playground along the trail
#9 Paige Turner is the education fairy near the free book kiosk
Try out the fairy wing chairs while looking for Figgy
These might have provide enough thrust to get Erin off the ground
Find Figgy, Fwood's city spokesman for keeing the city clean
Splash Pad fence is painted with Figgy, pets, unicorns and fairies
#11 is ARRRia, the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Fairy by the city pool
#12 is Sketch the arts fairy who adds color to the park w/flowers
An eagle protects the city's Veterans Memorial beside City Hall
Erin sounds just like an eagle and can mimic seagulls as well
#13 is Al the Sports Troll who keeps kids active by the ball courts
Our final troll lives under the bridge by the City Hall
#14 Schreck, the maintenance troll, fixes things around the park
The City Christmas Tree will be lit on Saturday, November 28th
The lighted christmas trail will begin the day before on Friday
Visit Stevenson Park during the holidays and enjoy the scenery