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FOCUS ON TEXAS
Signs
By Ashley Clary
Your submissions for this month’s category left us laughing, a little scared and turning in circles. From these pictures, you can see just how literal, humorous or confusing some signs can be.
I don’t know about you, but I certainly wouldn’t proceed any farther. Some signs are meant to be obeyed, and this buzzard made this otherwise unobtrusive message all the more threatening–enough to give the bravest soul the heebie-jeebies. Pedernales Electric Cooperative member Nicole Bardwell sent in this ominous photo taken near the Guadalupe River at the Canyon Lake Dam.
It’s good to know that our feathered friends heed road signs. Melissa Pollis of Mid-South Synergy says that every time she passes this junction outside Wimberley, the ducks and geese are using their crosswalk.
So are both ways right or are both ways wrong? Be sure to argue your case if you get pulled over in San Augustine. Jan Amen, a Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative member, found herself not knowing which way to go on this road.
That Frio River ain’t called “frio” for nothing! Vicki Campbell of Bandera Electric Cooperative said, “My husband and I love living in the Texas Hill Country and so close to the river, and in January 2007, we were surprised by an ice storm and the Frio River sign looked very appropriate for its name.”
Oh, Canada! Linda Stipanovic and her husband, Robert, members of Bryan Texas Utilities, encountered this sign just outside Banff, Alberta, and had no idea what it meant until they crossed over a cattle guard. “Evidently they have adopted them to keep elk and other large animals off the freeways,” Linda said.
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ODD FARM EQUIPMENT is the topic for our JANUARY 2009 issue. Send your photo—along with your name, address, daytime phone, co-op affiliation and a brief description—Odd Farm Equipment, Focus on Texas, 2550 S. IH-35, Austin, TX 78704, before November 10. A stamped, self-addressed envelope must be included if you want your entry returned (approximately six weeks). Please do not submit irreplaceable photographs—send a copy or duplicate. We regret that Texas Co-op Power cannot be responsible for photos that are lost in the mail or not received by the deadline. Please note that we cannot provide individual critiques of submitted photos. If you use a digital camera, e-mail your highest-resolution images to focus@texas-ec.org or submit on our website at www.texascooppower.com. (If you have questions about your camera’s capabilities and settings, please refer to the operating manual.)
Upcoming in Focus on Texas
Jan Odd Farm Equipment
Feb Silly Poses
Mar Caught in the Act
Apr Bridges
May At the (Texas) Beach
June Stained Glass Windows
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