AGR Photo – Texas

End of the Rainbow

Within minutes of spotting the double rainbow, NOAA experts showed up to study the phenomenon, the CIA came to make sure it wasn’t some spy device or leak of national security, the IRS came to see who, if anyone, found the pot(s) of gold at the end of the rainbow(s) to make sure the pot(s) of gold/rainbow tax was paid (not long term capital gains, ordinary income), a delegation from Congress came to see if the pots of gold could be used to balance the budget, and Al Gore came to explain that he invented rainbows, so any gold would be his. Finally, the President came to announce that there would be no permits issued for using rainbows as alternative fuel, and Eric Holder said since this was Texas, they would be suing either Texas or the rainbows, it wasn’t clear. All in all, it was a busy morning . . . . David, Sf.G.

By David Mortenson|September 2nd, 2013|Categories: sunsets & rainbows, Texas|Tags: Al Gore, CIA, Congress, Eric Holder, IRS, NOAA, pot of gold, rainbows, Texas|Comments Off

Send Money

On one of the educational channels, Johnny had seen how the ancient Incas in Peru had made huge designs that could only be seen from space, and now farmers in the US were creating corn mazes with designs that can only be seen from high flying planes or satellites. Some (including Johnny) speculated that these designs were meant to be attempts to communicate with aliens from outer space, so with that in mind, he made his rice irrigation levees to look like dollar signs from above, clearly sending his favorite message to the aliens: “Send Money.”. . . . . David, Sf.G.

By David Mortenson|August 28th, 2013|Categories: Landscapes, Texas|Tags: aliens, corn mazes, crop circles, Incas, Nazca, Peru|Comments Off

Early Morning Yoga Class

Tammi (center) was wishing three things–first, that she had not had that last glass of wine last night; second, that Yoga class wasn’t at 5:30 AM; and last, that Claudia (left–and a newly-converted non-drinker) would be quiet and quit her non-stop monologue about how drinking was bad for your health . . . . . David, Sf.G.

By David Mortenson|August 25th, 2013|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Texas|Tags: drinking, Ibis, yoga|Comments Off

Graffiti

Gladys was frustrated; the graffiti artist had struck for the third time, and the police would do nothing. “Just stay a little further from the highway and avoid the loading chute,” they said. Spray paint graffiti was bad enough; it would eventually wear off or wash out, but when they used the branding iron, it never went away, and the stink from that burning hair lasted for days. And what if the paparazzi heard about this? . . . . . David, Sf.G.

By David Mortenson|August 19th, 2013|Categories: domestic animals, Texas|Tags: graffiti, paparazzi|Comments Off

Down and Dirty

When Jesse announced that she was going to get into politics and run for office, her mentor and several close friends warned her that it was a down and dirty game, but she had never thought it could get this bad. . . . . David, Sf.G.

By David Mortenson|August 18th, 2013|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Texas|Tags: Politics, Snowy Egret|Comments Off

The Diffference Between Sunrises and Sunsets

John Boy didn’t mind sunrises, some were real beauties; but he really loved the Texas Gulf Coast sunsets and made sure to watch almost every night. His theory on sunrises was, “If we were meant to see the sun rise on a regular basis, it would have been scheduled later in the day.” Hard to argue with that logic. . . . . David, Sf.G.

By David Mortenson|August 10th, 2013|Categories: sunsets & rainbows, Texas|Tags: sunrise, sunset, Texas Gulf Coast|Comments Off