That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for June 16, 2023

Liam wanted to prove to his crush that he could be a good provider.

Tommy wasn’t certain how he ended up wrapped up tight in a net, with a crab pincered onto his left pinky. The last thing he remembered, he was teasing Annie about her fear of creepy critters.

Actually, Tommy won’t be giving any of these girls crabs, as they brought protection.

(Yet again, Steve’s perfectly worded caption is the funniest possible response to this painting.)

/// Tommy opened the wicker trap’s latch

to remove something from The Day’s Catch.

The girls viewed his crustacean

with mixed angst and elation,

but in Elsie, young Tom’s met his match.

/// First, she captured the crab in their net,

(thus, preventing its use as a threat).

Tommy also got netted,

which he quickly regretted.

Crabs pinch hard when they’re really upset.

Tommy’s catch goes straight to her snatch.

Looks more like who flung dung.

That’s funny!

Tommy just being a boy teasing the girls and about to learn them britches be crazy.

Can’t beat Steve today- don’t even try !

The lesson this painting would teach/

is that sometimes your goal’s out of reach./

There are obstacles which/

hold you back from the b*tch/

but still, overall, “life’s a beach.”

Mary showed the other girls just how simple it is to catch a boy

Perfect caption.

“Don’t wait up for the shrimp boats baby, Tommy is coming home with the crabs!”

This will do in a pinch.

The Gorton’s fisherman in his younger days, seen here not quite earning that trust yet.

Later in life, Tommy learned that you didn’t have to go to the beach to get crabs.

The caption says it all……..funny stuff!

The girls claimed they were trying to net the crab, but their actual prey was Tommie!

How on Earth did the artist get the girls to hold that pose midair while he painted?

Bravo.

What? Did you really expect a diamond ring?

Hmm, my comment has disappeared. I guess someone found it objectionable and flagged it; why, I have no idea.

Happy Father’s Day to all who have successfully reproduced! And to the women who made it possible!