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FOCUS ON TEXAS
Hats and Caps
By Dacia Rivers
Whether ten-gallon hats and sombreros or baseball caps and visors, most Texans find themselves needing something to keep the sun out of their eyes. The photo submissions for this month illustrate the fact that the hats and caps of Texas are as diverse as the folks (and animals) who wear them.
Emily Purcell of Fannin County Electric Cooperative sent in this picture of her bantam rooster, Truffle. “You’ve heard of ‘Rooster Cogburn,’ right?” Emily joked.
Two-year-old Dean Orrell III hams it up for his mom in his coonskin cap. Dean and his family live in Frisco and are members of CoServ Electric Cooperative.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative member Melissa Fontenette-Mitchell took this photo of her 2-year-old daughter, Meghan, who decided to use her tutu as a hat while playing dress up. “Meghan thinks that being a princess includes a pretty dress and hat,” Melissa said.
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative member Brynn Fontenot sent in this photo she took of her mother, Terry McIntosh, on an airboat swamp tour during a family vacation. The tour guide picked the lily pad from the water to demonstrate the plant’s many uses. “My mom has always been a hat person, and this only proved it,” Brynn said.
Rebecca Nicole Steele, 16, took this photo after a big rain in Atascosa County. Rebecca found the spadefoot toad and dressed it up with a daisy rain cap before snapping the picture. Rebecca and her family are members of Karnes Electric Cooperative.
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