FOCUS ON TEXAS

Barnyard Babies
By Ashley Clary

Y’all should have heard all the oohs and ahs coming from our offices as we chose our winners—with great difficulty, mind you. Spring has sprung and brought with it a new and fuzzy generation of baby animals—and while we wanted to include them all, we had some winnowing to do. Hope you enjoy these little guys that made the cut.

Then 20-month-old Ethan Jones found a new friend when he visited his aunt and uncle’s place. Ethan is the son of Joe and Carrie Jones, members of Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative.

United Cooperative Services member Perry Cox caught these sleepy little sheep catnapping in the sun.

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative member Judi Davis said her Great Dane, Diva, decided to baby-sit one of their baby chicks when they had to be brought indoors during freezing temperatures this past winter.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative member Guru Prasadh said this four-horned sheep was a delight to watch.

Three-year-old Baylie Macat laughed until she cried when this chick used her shoulder as a resting place. Baylie is the daughter of San Bernard Electric Cooperative members Matt and Lindy Macat. Thanks to grandparents and Bluebonnet and San Bernard electric cooperative members Frank and Marlene Macat for submitting the photo.

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ONLY IN TEXAS is the topic for our JUNE 2010 issue. Send your photo—along with your name, address, daytime phone, co-op affiliation and a brief description—Only in Texas, Focus on Texas, 1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor, Austin, TX 78701, before APRIL 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.)

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