THERE'S A MAN in town who used to get paid by a sand sculptor to guard his work This past summer, he created a sand castle of his own and chatted up the passersby to drop some coins for his efforts. It might possibly have been the worst "art" I've seen on our beaches. But he was out there every day for a number of weeks, so I dropped some coins on his "tip towel."
Lately, he's been on the paseo building a "boat" out of scrap wood and spray foam insulation. I sure hope he has no plans to take it out to sea.
The man has a camper van parked on the paseo. I walked by the other day when the curtain was drawn across the side door and I snapped a picture of his boat on the roof. At that very moment, he threw open the curtain and my camera caught him in nothing but a pair of blue-striped boxer briefs. I've only shown you the boat. You're welcome. (Trust me.)
The photo of the boat under construction is followed by some of his earlier projects. (OK, that's a lie.) But, click the images and they'll get bigger. (And that's the truth.)
HAY UN HOMBRE en la ciudad que solía cobrar por algunos de los escultores de arena para proteger su trabajo cuando no estaban cerca. El verano pasado, creó su propio castillo de arena y conversó con los transeúntes para que tiraran algunas monedas por sus esfuerzos. Posiblemente haya sido el peor "arte" que he visto en nuestras playas. Pero estuvo allí todos los días durante varias semanas, así que dejé caer algunas monedas en su "toalla de propina".
Últimamente, ha estado en el paseo construyendo un "barco" de madera de desecho y aislamiento de espuma en aerosol. Espero que no tenga planes de llevarlo al mar.
Él tiene una caravana estacionado en el paseo. Pasé por el otro día cuando se corrió la cortina a través de la puerta lateral y hice una foto de su barco en el techo. En ese mismo momento, abrió la cortina y mi cámara lo atrapó con nada más que un par de calzoncillos de boxer de rayas azules. Solo te he mostrado el barco de abajo. De nada. (Confía en mi.)
La foto del barco en construcción es seguida por algunos de sus proyectos anteriores. (OK, eso es una mentira). Pero, haz clic en las imágenes y se harán más grandes. (Y esa es la verdad.)
Nota:
Hay una expresión en íngles "Whatever floats your boat," que literalmente significa,"lo que hace que su barco flote." En español sería, "lo que te venga bien".
that "boat" will never float! and thank you for not showing us an ugly pix.
ReplyDeleteAnne Marie,
DeleteYou are very welcome. Truly. I wonder what he plans to dbe with that boat.
Give it some flexseal and it will be ready
ReplyDeleteAdam,
DeleteOh, if you saw it up close you would say it needed a lot more than flexseal.
Classic shot of pleasure boats and palm tree. The boat "builder" surely goes by the adage that you can never have too much spray foam.
ReplyDeleteWilma,
DeleteHe’s a very “interesting” individual.
Next contribution should perhaps be to his life jacket fund
ReplyDeleteCheapchick,
DeleteGood des!
Ah, mental health is in such short supply these days. Maybe if he'd paired the blue striped boxer briefs with a red shirt with yellow flowers, not to mention giving himself a half wedgie, he could have made his MIM debut! Well, maybe next time :) Thanks for the smiles, Mitchell. I've been in short supply lately (speaking of mental health, heh).
ReplyDeleteDeedles,
DeleteMore clothing of any pattern would have helped! Sending you huge hugs. Hope you have better days!
Is his name Gilligan?
ReplyDeleteBob,
DeleteAnd Skipper rolled into one.
It might float, for a little while. He might float.
ReplyDeleteTravel,
DeleteIt might float momentarily. And he might float. But they would never float together.