Baby crabs

 There’s a little roadside stand that sells local produce, blackberries and has an small assortment of fresh seafood and a field of you pick flowers.  The blackberry field had been stripped a couple of days ago so no  cobbler tonight. I did pick up some amazing orange tomatoes, a cantaloupe and a bunch of flowers.  It was $3 for a bouquet you could hold in your hand or $5 for an entire basketful.  I chose the basket. I ended up with 4 big vases full (by vases I mean plastic New Orleans LaFittes Bar cups, ha).  Next, I stopped at the little local market for some chicken parts to try crabbing again.  Of all the times we pulled up the traps, we got 2 crabs, too small in size of crabs that we had to throw back.  Oh well, tomorrow’s another day.

Today’s thunderstorm.

 Crabbing,successfully.

Little baby crab crawling around the dock.


One of 4 bouquets of zinnias.

Baby crab, crawling around.

Those yummy orange tomatoes from the roadside stand.

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