FOCUS ON TEXAS
Farmer’s Bounty
By Ashley Clary
As a farmer’s daughter, it’s fitting this month that I and the rest of the magazine staff honor those who rise hours before the crack of dawn and toil hours upon end in the Texas sun—from the first planting of a seed until the last wisp of cotton is baled. (And then, there’s all of the other work that goes between.) Thanks to all you farmers for making sure our bellies are full and our backs are clothed. We couldn’t make it without you.
Where’s the ham? Seven-year-old Jacob Bunch had never seen green eggs (an eggshell’s pigment depends on the breed of the hen) before his family started raising chickens. Parents Robert and Amy Bunch are members of Bartlett Electric Cooperative.
Wood County Electric Cooperative member Penny Howell sent in this cute shot of nephew Matthew Howell lending a helping hand with the family’s produce stand.
Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative member Matt Winkler and his son Seth enjoy a beautiful day in the wheat patch. “What more could a man ask for than a tender moment with his son and an amazing bounty of wheat?” asks wife and mom, Jill.
Christopher Melton surveys a wealth of sunflowers in a spacious field. Christopher is the son of Medina Electric Cooperative members Kenneth and Stephanie Clary. Thanks to grandma and MEC member Janis Clary for sending the photo.
Thanks to Taylor Electric Cooperative members Joe and Baru Spiller for sending us this hauntingly beautiful shot of their cotton crop getting a good dusting. |
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UPCOMING IN FOCUS ON TEXAS
| July |
Beat the Heat |
| August |
Birds |
| September |
At the Fair |
| October |
Eeeek! |
| November |
Fall Leaves |
| December |
Curious Cats |
BEAT THE HEAT is the topic for our JULY 2010 issue. Send your photo—along with your name, address, daytime phone, co-op affiliation and a brief description—Beat the Heat, Focus on Texas, 1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor, Austin, TX 78701, before MAY 10.
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