As you can see, Texans are all about pitching in and helping out, no matter the task
When Lamar Electric Cooperative member Carl Vaughn started planting potatoes in his spring garden, grandson Layne Vaughn just had to help his Pappy.
When Lamar Electric Cooperative member Carl Vaughn started planting potatoes in his spring garden, grandson Layne Vaughn just had to help his Pappy.
Cade Lee Altum, grandson of United Cooperative Services members Dannyå and Sandra Altum, is at the ready with John the horse.
Bryan Texas Utilities customer Pam Ferro sent us this shot of her husband, Mike, a BTU lineman. “Thanks to people like him and their dedication to their jobs, we are richly blessed,” she says.
Goin’ and blowin’: Cleaning up is not a problem for Zachary Henderson, who lends his dad, CoServ Electric member Chris Henderson, a hand after mowing.
Glenn Dodd, a Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative member, is making good use of co-op electricity, says HOTEC member and lifetime friend David Skupin.
Steers are herded back to the chutes for another round of roping and riding at the Colorado County Fair and Rodeo. San Bernard Electric Cooperative member Ken Sparks took the photo.
San Patricio Electric Cooperative members Doug and Jean Culli say grandson Cayden always wants to work when he comes to visit. Here, he helps his grandfather clean up debris from a tree that was damaged in a storm.
Remington, after a long day of search-and-rescue training, decided he wanted to enjoy the beauty of Texas. So he and his handler, Mid-South Synergy member Rachael Robertson, took a break in the sunshine.
Always willing to lend a talon, these eager chickens help CoServ Electric member David McCarty get the garden ready for spring planting.
Ryan Jackson, son of Medina Electric Cooperative members Arthur and Sherri Jackson, heads down a row to pick more grapes at the family’s vineyard, Paisano, east of Hondo.
To repeat a popular saying, “The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.” And apparently, there’s no shortage of “umph” in Co-op Country. From tilling a garden, to welding, to sitting high in the sky atop a utility pole, we enjoyed many of your photos showing us how a little hard work does a body good.
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