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817-21. The Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, December 25, 2009Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 The Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009  The Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, September 12, 2009  The Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2011  Christmas decorations of the Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2011  The Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, January 7, 2012  The Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, January 28, 2007  Gazebo remaining from the Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, July 29, 2018  The Bird s Nest house (Samuels family - Cyndi Bird and Don Howell - W. P. Townsend) at 301 East Logan, a corner of South Pine street. Calvert, Texas, January 27, 2013  Corner of Martin Luther King Junior and West Townsend streets in negro ("minority") west part of Calvert. Texas, December 13, 2009  Cottage house (J. I. Kemp family, 1910) at 508 Kezee, a corner of China streets. Calvert, Texas, September 12, 2009  Overgrown ruin at a corner of Martin Luther King Junior and West Townsend streets. Calvert, Texas, September 12, 2009  A corner of Martin Luther King Junior and Townsend streets. Calvert, Texas, January 19, 2008  Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, December 25, 2009  Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009  House at a corner of Pin Oak and Gregg streets. Calvert, Texas, September 12, 2009  Ivy draped house at a corner of Cedar and Mitchell streets. Calvert, Texas, September 12, 2009  Jones House (1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, December 25, 2009  A house at a corner of West Mitchell and South Magnolia streets. Calvert, Texas, January 28, 2007  A house at a corner of West Wharton and South Magnolia streets. Calvert, Texas, January 28, 2007  Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009  Joseph A. Foster House (1878, Dunn(?) House) at 307 East Texas Street, a corner of Beech Street. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009  Victorian cottage (Fancher-Meredith-Mercer-Drennan-Cobb House, 1885) at 301 Gregg Street, a corner of Pine streets. Calvert, Texas, May 28, 2007  Fancher-Meredith-Mercer-Drennan-Cobb House (1885) at 301 Gregg Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, December 25, 2009  Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, December 6, 2012  Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street at morning. Calvert, Texas, December 22, 2011  Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street at early morning. Calvert, Texas, December 22, 2010  Bird nest near Zapliusye in Pskov Region south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2010  White Ibis (juvenile) water bird (Eudocimus albus) from Spillway Trail. As this bird matures over the next year or so, it will molt these brown feathers and become the all-white adult bird commonly seen probing for crayfish in the park s shallow waters. Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  Green house at a corner of Pin Oak and Gregg streets. Calvert, Texas, May 28, 2007  House at a corner of Pin Oak and Gregg streets. Calvert, Texas, January 27, 2013  Blue house at a corner of Ball and 17th streets in East End Historic District. Galveston, Texas, January 25, 2009  Overgrown house at a corner of Kezee and China streets. Calvert, Texas, January 7, 2012  Calvert Inn (P. C. Gibson House, c. 1903) at 406 East Texas Street. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009  Jones House (1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street at early morning. Calvert, Texas, December 22, 2010  Jones House (1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street at early morning. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2011  Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2008  Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, December 8, 2007  Family plot of the Volle family in Calvert City Cemetery. This plot is the resting place for other members of the Volle family, including John G. Volle (1843-1908), a prominent merchant or resident of early Calvert. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2025  Dense vegetation covering an old house at a corner of Wharton and Beech streets at sunrise. Calvert, Texas, July 29, 2018  Overgrown mansion at a corner of Kezee and China streets. Calvert, Texas, September 12, 2009  Robert Hedron Brown House (c. 1897) with a carriage house in the rear at 600 East Texas Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, December 8, 2007  Joseph A. Foster House (1878, Dunn(?) House) at 307 East Texas Street, a corner of Beech Street at early morning. Calvert, Texas, December 22, 2010  Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, January 7, 2012  Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, August 14, 2010  Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, October 1, 2011  Collat-Hucks House (1892) at 401 Gregg Street, a corner of Beech Street. Calvert, Texas, December 25, 2009  Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, January 28, 2007  Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, October 30, 2010  Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, January 27, 2013  Old grocery store at a corner of Apalonia and East Main streets in downtown. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2009  Mandel Marx-Ester House (c. 1900) at 403 Beech Street, a corner of Barton Street. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009  Ruin at a corner of Cedar and Mitchell streets. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2008  Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street at early morning. Calvert, Texas, August 10, 2013  Grocery store(?) at a corner of Cedar and Hanna streets. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2008  Lee Henderson Parish House (1897) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, December 6, 2012  Fancher-Meredith-Mercer-Drennan-Cobb House (1885) at 301 Gregg Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2011  Old oak and a water cistern (in front of a barn) remaining from Jake Abrams-Allday House (1887) at 209 East Burnett Street, a corner of Pine Street. Calvert, Texas, July 29, 2018  Cottage at 201 East Browning Street (FM 979), a corner of Railroad Street. Calvert, Texas, December 25, 2009  John Henry Gibson family House (c. 1900) at 1105 China Street, a corner of Tindall Street. Calvert, Texas, September 20, 2008  John Henry Gibson family House (c. 1900) at 1105 China Street, a corner of Tindall Street. Calvert, Texas, January 7, 2012  Lee Henderson Parish House (Jones(?) House, Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, January 19, 2008  Lee Henderson Parish House (Jones(?) House, Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, January 27, 2013  Jones House (1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, October 30, 2010  Jones House (1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, September 22, 2012  Lee Henderson Parish House (Jones(?) House, Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street at early morning. Calvert, Texas, August 10, 2013  Crumbling house at a corner of Fanthorp and Apalonia streets in downtown. Anderson, Texas, January 2, 2009  Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, May 28, 2007  White-egg bird s nest mushrooms (Crucibulum laeve) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 8, 2016  Common bird s nest fungus (Crucibulum laeve) near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 16, 2017  Fluted bird s nest mushrooms (Cyathus striatus) taken from Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 23, 2017  Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, January 28, 2007  Crumbling Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, July 29, 2018  Fluted bird s nest fungus (Cyathus striatus) in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017  Fluted bird s nest mushrooms (Cyathus striatus) on mulch in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2017  Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street at early morning. Calvert, Texas, November 25, 2011  Young Dung-loving Bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2017  Anhinga (often called "Snakebird" or "Water Turkey") water bird (Anhinga anhinga) from 40 Acre Lake Trail. The bird is standing with its wings spread out in a classic pose known as wing-drying or sunning. in Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025  White-egg bird s nest mushrooms (Crucibulum laeve) on wood chips in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 8, 2016  White-egg bird s nest mushrooms (Crucibulum laeve) on wood chips in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2016  Immature fluted bird s nest mushrooms (Cyathus striatus) on mulch in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2017  Immature fluted bird s nest mushrooms (Cyathus striatus) on a twig in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 24, 2017  Young fluted bird s nest mushrooms (Cyathus striatus) on a twig in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 24, 2017  Fluted bird s nest mushroom (Cyathus striatus) on a mossy stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 23, 2017  Fluted bird s nest mushrooms (Cyathus striatus) on the edge of a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 23, 2017  Dung-loving Bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) on wood chips in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2017  Dung-loving Bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) under utility poles in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 8, 2017  Dung-loving Bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) under utility poles in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 10, 2017  Dung-loving Bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) on mulch in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2020  Common bird s nest mushrooms (Crucibulum laeve) on a rotten oak frame in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 12, 2017  Fluted bird s nest fungus (Cyathus striatus) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017  Common bird s nest mushrooms (Crucibulum laeve) on a piece of wood in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024  Common bird s nest mushrooms (Crucibulum laeve) on Proletarsky Prospect in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 18, 2017  Jones House, also widely known as the Parish House Bed & Breakfast, at 609 East Gregg Street, corner of Pin Oak Street. Built: 1897.:200b Style: It is a prime example of Queen Anne Victorian architecture, featuring: Asymmetry: A complex roofline with multiple gables. Turret: A prominent corner tower (turret) with a steep, bell-shaped roof. Porch: A wrap-around veranda with intricate spindlework and turned posts. Colors: Historically painted in "painted lady" schemes, often featuring green, white, and red accents. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2025  Blooming bushes "Bird-of-paradise" at Senesh Hanna Street in front of a house populated by Russian immigrants. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, June 2, 2001  "The Seated Mourner" of Peters family in Calvert City Cemetery. Surrounding the central monument are individual headstones for family members, including: Elizabeth Peters (visible in the foreground, born 1842, died 1928). Baby Hanna Peters (1888-1890). Ruby Busch Peters (1894-1927). The size and artistry of the monument suggest the Peters family was of significant social and economic standing in Calvert, likely commissioning this work during the town s prosperous cotton era (late 19th/early 20th century). Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2025  Close-up of dung-loving Bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) on mulch in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2020  Young Dung-loving Bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) under utility poles in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, November 8, 2017  Dung-loving bird s-nest mushrooms (Cyathus stercoreus) on a mulched lawn on George Bush Drive. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2020 |
