Texas

Personal Groomer

Lily Beth (White, standing on one leg) was billing herself as a “personal groomer” and promised a bug free environment.  Herman, lying down, promised “All you can eat.”

By |July 16th, 2017|Categories: Birds, domestic animals, Food, Health, Texas|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Personal Groomer

Not Boring

True, Texas Gulf Coast summers were hot, but never boring . . .

By |August 8th, 2016|Categories: sunsets & rainbows, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Not Boring

Dead Reckoning

As they left Wichita, Bob told his wife he had no need of the GPS–he could get to Galveston just fine by dead reckoning . . .

By |July 18th, 2016|Categories: Landscapes, Pacific Northwest, Texas, Travel|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Dead Reckoning

Going Down

Looking at his 401K, and the sunset, Gary thought they were both a lot alike; going down . . .

By |May 24th, 2016|Categories: Economy, sunsets & rainbows|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Going Down

Cow Humor

Hudson, a native Texas Longhorn, thought rather than go into beef production (no long term prospects there), he would become the first “Cow Comedian,” but his jokes  didn’t get much response from his fellow cows. He was trying to decide if they just weren’t funny, or if bovine reticence just made them a tough audience . . .

By |November 5th, 2015|Categories: domestic animals, Landscapes, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Cow Humor

Failure to Assimilate

In spite of laws, both Federal and State, the egrets seemed unable to assimilate with the cows when shade was at a premium in South Texas. The cows didn’t seem to mind the birds’ company when they were picking ticks off their backs, but clearly didn’t want a relationship. The Attorney General’s office said they were looking into it . . .

By |September 6th, 2015|Categories: Birds, domestic animals, Landscapes, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Failure to Assimilate