Avocets

Leaning Right

Now that the election brouhaha was over, the majority of voters claimed they had been leaning right all along, but a few were still not ready to commit . . .

By |January 8th, 2017|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Politics|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Leaning Right

Jail Birds

The girls had to contact the human rights commission; the black and white prison uniform was bad enough, but having to stand in cold water on one leg was too much . . .

By |November 21st, 2016|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Jail Birds

Swing Vote

The only thing better than winning the office football pool was being the small town hold-out “swing vote” . . .

By |August 3rd, 2016|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Politics, Texas|Tags: , |Comments Off on Swing Vote

He’s My Rebel

Justine (3rd from left, front row) has been dating Seth ( All black and white–no brown,  left middle) over her parents’ objection.  She just couldn’t help humming the old 60’s song, “He’s a Rebel” by the Crystals–“He’s a rebel and he’ll never ever be any good; he’s a rebel ’cause he never does what he should, just because his beak doesn’t tip like ours does, doesn’t mean I can’t give him all my love . . .”

By |September 18th, 2014|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Musicians, Pop culture|Tags: , , |Comments Off on He’s My Rebel

Upspeak Secrets Revealed

Southern girls had long been known for implementing the musical and lyrical “Upspeak”–ending a sentence on an upward lilt.  Linguists had long wondered how this was done, but it seems that the secret may be biological rather than sociological.

By |March 26th, 2014|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Upspeak Secrets Revealed

Up, Up and Away

When the girls heard that McDonalds was again offering the McRib sandwich, suddenly eating snails, tadpoles, and minnows didn’t sound so good,  All that was heard from their neighbors was a hearty “Up, Up, and away to Mickey D’s” . . . .  David, Sf.G.

By |August 20th, 2013|Categories: Birds|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Up, Up and Away