Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Adam Baker who captured this frog in the muck at Brazos Bend State Park. __________________________________________________________ If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 444 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group. If Houstonist uses your photo for Photo Of The Day, submit it here. For more great photography check out the Houston Photobloggers.......

So it rained a lot yesterday, and it looks like we're not going to get much of a break today. Or tomorrow. Or — well, actually, it's looking like the rail will continue for at least the next seven days. The bright spot in all this is that the rain may hold off for the big fireworks show Wednesday night: "We have seen, the last four or five days, rain in the morning and rain......

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor JMBower. This wonderful reflected nature shot was taken at Brazos Bend State Park just up the road in Needville. Houstonist loves nature but dang we hate running into alligators! If you go, please be sure to read all the warning signs, keep pets on a very short leash and pay attention to your surroundings. If you have a passion for Houston......

The Houston Museum of Natural Science recently purchased an old prison building in Sugar Land and plans to convert it into a satellite museum, including space for classrooms and interactive science exhibits. Sugar Land kids, cross your fingers for a place where you'll be able to report the weather with Neil Frank and another overpriced McDonald's. According to a HMNS representative, the museum will serve as a complement to the George Observatory, which is located......

So you've probably heard about the recent spate of alligator attacks in Florida, right? Yeah, nasty stuff. Fortunately, if you should find yourself be-bopping through some wetlands in the near future, KHOU has some tips on how to keep yourself from becoming gator food. After what we're sure was hours of research, Channel 11 offers the following advice based on a visit to Brazos Bend State Park, which has some gators of its own:......