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FOCUS ON TEXAS
Silly Poses
By Ashley Clary
Remember those know-it-all phrases that Mom used to throw at you when you were a young pup? You know the ones: "Don't make that face, or it will freeze that way," which was a favorite along with "Be careful or you'll put your eye out" and "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Well, readers, judging by the array of silly pictures we received, it appears that none of you listened very well to that first one. We had a really fun time deciding on our wacky finalists.
"Happy, Dopey and Grumpy seems to fit the picture," Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative member Hazel Anderson said of this snapshot of three of her grandchildren. Mikenna Gerrald and Suede and Sydney Barron had been playing in the fall leaves at Grandma's house in New Boston.
Megan Connally's headshot session certainly turned into a hair-raising experience outside her home in Pleasant Grove. Parents Mike and Melanie Connally are members of Hamilton County Electric Cooperative and their neighbor, Rita Berry, snapped the picture.
Boys will be boys, even when all grown up. Tim, Daniel and Jeremy Davis could hardly wait for this silly pose at their younger sister Kristen's wedding. Their mother and Pedernales Electric Cooperative member Karen Davis submitted this happy photo.
What a catch! Tinsley Huff and Shirley White, 31-year members of Navarro County Electric Cooperative, sent in this photo of their then 8-month-old granddaughter Haylee Rebel Huff sitting in Papa's boat in the barn.
After a full day of touring and saluting local heroes at the Barksdale Air Force Base, a group of Cub Scouts from Pack 30 out of Redwater/Maud strike a pose in front of an old Boeing B-47. The Scouts are members of Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative.
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BRIDGES is the topic for our APRIL 2009 issue. Send your photo--along with your name, address, daytime phone, co-op affiliation and a brief description--Caught in the Act, Focus on Texas, 1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor, Austin, TX 78701, before February 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
Apr Bridges
May At the (Texas) Beach
June Stained Glass Windows
July Vacation Photos
Aug Sisters
Sep Texas Skyscapes
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