young coop

[gurdonark]

During our walk this morning, Beatrice and I saw a great egret. My wife and I went to Suncreek UMC for church. We wanted to hear Reverend Becky Walker speak. I had read that she emphasized social justice and inclusiveness. Her sermon fit with that report, as she tackled the recent events in Missouri in which an unarmed teen was killed by a policeman. I found her sermon reasonably sensitive and effective, as she set out the issue and then tried to bring a way to look at it all to us all.

At Weight Watchers, I found I had gained this week exactly what I lost last week. I am not unhappy. I then went to get a sandwich and to Shawnee Park in Plano. I like to walk on very hot Summer days, as the parks are more deserted then. I saw this lovely
immature Cooper's hawk in a tree.



At home, I researched places to visit during our vacation in some weeks. I am looking forward to that vacation, which will be in the Texas panhandle.

Comments

[toluene.livejournal.com]

Nice bird picture. :) I find that I've gotten to enjoy seeing birds a lot more thanks to reading your posts for the past however many years we've been friends. :P

I can not understand your affinity for walking on hot summer days, but I'm glad it works for you. :P

Vacation! You need one after all of the house repair work and such.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I am so ready for a vacation, after months of renovation. We were going to go to Grand Teton NP but Jackson turned out to be heavily booked up. The parks are probably big enough that would not matter, but waiting in line at restaurants on vacation fails to appeal to me. Glacier NP was a bit better, and I have only crossed quickly into Montana and never really spent time there. But then we decided to go see the stark, rolling plains and plattes part of Texas. That will mean more morning hikes, but it should be really fun. My wife and I both love outdoor, active vacations, and this one should fill that bill.

Next time you go to Brno you can go bird watching and report back, so that I can live vicariously :)