Saturday, August 23, 2025

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

  




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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. 

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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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18 comments:

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

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

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  7. I love seeing those butterflies. I just finished re-reading Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver and wish I could see Monarchs here. Actually, I don't see very many butterlies on our coast. I wonder why.

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  8. Congratulations on the Limpkins and on all your "good things." Looks like it all adds up to a very good week!

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  9. Sounds like a full and fulfilling week. Enjoy the time with your family! :)

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  10. I never heard of a Limpkin until now! A burger sounds so good!

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  11. Sounds like a great walk! Your photos are beautiful!

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  12. The park sounds like a delightful place.

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  13. good to see you reading an aussie author! Aaron blabey

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  14. Sounds like a good week for you. I love parks like the one you went to. They are so much fun. I hope you have a great week!

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  15. You had a great week. I would love to be a butterfly on your shoulder and tag along for it all.

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  16. What an amazing park! I'd love to visit! I hope you enjoy your time in Waco. I'm off to Austin on Thursday to visit my daughter, SIL and grandkids on Thursday!

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  17. Sounds like you are having a great time! I love the picture of the bird.

    Have a lovely rest of the weekend!

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