Saturday, August 23, 2025

The Sunday Salon: Hackberry Emperors and Pipevine Swallowtails and Limpkins and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

  




Welcome! I am happy that you joined us here at the Sunday Salon. 

What is the Sunday Salon? 

The Sunday Salon is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It's also a great place to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. 

I encourage you to link up, and to visit other blogs and leave some comments. 







We visited Cullinan Park, a huge nature preserve right in the middle of one of the biggest Houston suburbs, this week, and took a leisurely six-mile walk. We saw these Limpkins, a new-to-me bird, plus lots of other birds near the lake in the middle of the park and in the forested areas all around the park.

I also swam several days and went to my book club discussion of James (a wonderful experience) and talked with friends and ate hamburgers with my dad and heard the amazing Robert Reich speak in Houston. 

Next week we are headed to Waco to spend time with my sister and her husband. Yay!






What I Read Last Week:

The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey






What I'm Reading Now:


I began to list 3 Good Things every day during the pandemic. Now I've established a regular routine of writing down my 3 Good Things. Here are 3 Good Things from last week:




Good Thing #1:

Hackberry Emperor at Cullinan Park.



Good Thing #2:

Pipevine Swallowtail at Cullinan Park.




Good Thing #3:

 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
at Cullinan Park.



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I hope you will join the linkup for Sunday Salon below.


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7 comments:

  1. OliviaAugust 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM

    Sounds like a great week between new birds, a leisurely walk, swimming, and seeing Robert Reich speak. Enjoy your time with your sister!

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  2. thathappyreaderAugust 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM

    It sounds like a lovely week Deb full of lovely activities. I hope you have a great visit with your sister and family.

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  3. CindyAugust 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM

    Yay for a great, long walk, with beautiful things seen! We did a 4.7 mile hike in one of our National Parks. Have a great weekend!

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  4. NickyAugust 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM

    I really need to read The Poppy War at some point; I've had a copy for ages. Hope you're enjoying it!

    I'd never heard of limpkins before! They look a bit crane-like, or heron-y, in body shape... but that can be so misleading, of course.

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  5. HarveeAugust 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM

    I'm still reading The Poppy Wars, among other books!

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  6. Mary KirklandAugust 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM

    A 6 mile walk? Wow, you did good.

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  7. Joy's Book BlogAugust 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM

    I'm glad that your discussion of James went well, too!

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