That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for March 22, 2021

Tanya was adrift in more ways than one.

I wonder how far up this creek I will drift?

Gertrude could hardly wait for the painter to leave so she could go skinny dipping.

she liked her wedding cake hat a lot better than her leopard-skin pillbox hat…

Sweet Tanya had lovers galore/ but she thought she could handle one more/ she accepted a ride/ and went out with the tide/…a week later, she washed ashore. ///// There are those who contend (though not I)/ that she might have returned safe (and dry)/ had she settled for one/ but she thought it more fun/ to see seven or eight – on the sly. ///// So if you’re of the type who incline/ to find pleasure in cruising the brine/ (a girl who adores/ a man at the oars)/ have a care when you pick number nine.

“OK, there went my blue paint overboard. Let’s just say your dress is white.”

What the heck! How did I wind up without a paddle?

I only wish I forgot my ears when I just think of the following endless days of your nagging

Is that one of those flex seal boats?

“So this is $hit’s Creek”

“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance….”

American Tragedy.

Mary was a huge fan of the British Royals. But with all the revelations coming out, she was so disillusioned she was contemplating just ending everything and throwing herself into the lake.

Waiting for the creature from the Back Lagoon to come sweep her off her feet.

Lost in her thoughts….

Becky, quarantining for 2 weeks, before she’s allowed in Hawaii.

This date is so boring…..I’m about ready to strip down to my bikini and swim for shore!

Then Rose began to wonder, did Jack give her the car keys before he let go of that door.

Thank God he left, I’ve been holding back this fart for the last twenty minutes. Ahhhh… opps there another. I have got to start to improve my diet.

Hmmm. The Titanic is on its way to the bottom. I got the diamond necklace. I’m safe in this big lifeboat all by myself… Well ok then, every things good! HEY! BEAT IT! NO ROOM HERE! KEEP SWIMMING PAL!

Hmmm. Ok. I got rid of that tiger. And I’ve got plenty of food to eat even if it will have to be Indian food until I’m rescued. I know! I’ll just pretend it’s Pi. HA HA HA!

There are worse places…..

Bettina Botsworthy was known to be a couple of oars short of a rowboat.

Hyacinth said I was invited to a water-side supper with riparian entertainments. Heck – it’s just a picnic. And her sister Rose keeps hitting on my husband, the vicar. I’m getting out of here.

You’re not an otter!

Now I’ll just wait for my knight in shining armor to rescue me.

Wait a sec. He’ll drown if he tries swimming out here.

On the River or On the River’s Edge: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guy_Rose_-_On_the_River.jpg 

has info and links that point to more info about this circa 1910, roughly jumbo envelope size painting. File history has strip coloration image. I changed the Date because the author who wrote the Depicted people reference distinguishes 1908 from circa 1910 in the paragraph describing the painting.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rose_guy.html 

http://www.artnet.com/artists/guy-rose/ 

https://www.wikiart.org/en/guy-rose 

http://www.sai.msu.su/cjackson/rose/rose_bio.htm 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17053497/guy-rose 

http://www.laalmanac.com/arts/ar702.php 

https://www.askart.com/artist/Guy_Rose/6912/Guy_Rose.aspx 

https://store.sternfinearts.com/guyro1.html?viewfullsite=1 

https://www.incollect.com/articles/investing-in-art-guy-rose 

http://hoocher.com/Guy_Rose/Guy_Orlando_Rose.htm 

all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 2 works by him have been used here. 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2015/07/14?comments=visible 

has the prior, which while my comment is still there, with the line breaks removed, its 15 hyperlinks remain inactive, ?&@#!#%&!, but the text may be informative.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2667 (March 21, 2021) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

“Jeffrey, what was that you were saying about Viking funerals?”

And the Dragoncat Lifetime Achievement Award for Poetry goes to… Call me Ishmael!

Outstanding!

Sue was going to sorely regret forgetting to put sunscreen on the left side of her face.

Et tu, Steve Melcher ? That is an honor!

Paula’s boat was stalled but she thought she could swim ashore, she refused to remove her dress and poor Paula sank.

Rose feeling secure; knowing that she could use her dress as a sail in a pinch.