While waiting for Husband Walter to pay for our breakfast at
McElroy’s Seafood Restaurant, I noticed the crab decorations on a wall adjacent
to the restrooms.
That represented a modest but savored accomplishment for me--paying
attention to more than one thing at a time without falling over.
Keeping my balance in that busy area usually keeps me focused on people moving around me, and I stay ready to recover if someone bumps or brushes me.
Keeping my balance in that busy area usually keeps me focused on people moving around me, and I stay ready to recover if someone bumps or brushes me.
This time, though, the crabs also caught
my attention. Shaped like the tasty blue crabs that inhabit our coastal waters,
one was orange and one was blue.
The real crustacean is not totally blue. The blue is mostly on its five pair of legs--the large claws in front, the three pair of regular legs, and one pair of swimming paddles in the back.
The real crustacean is not totally blue. The blue is mostly on its five pair of legs--the large claws in front, the three pair of regular legs, and one pair of swimming paddles in the back.
The blue crab was next to the men's room. The orange crab was by the women's. I briefly considered then dismissed
the thought that there was a significance in placement related to gender. Or maybe the
colors portrayed cooked and uncooked blue crabs.

Nahhh. I decided it was merely a marketing decision by the
producers of crabby décor. By the time I braked my runaway train of thought,
Hubby had completed his transaction and was ready to go. He unwrapped the Andes
chocolate mint he had just added to the total and popped the treat into my mouth.
Yum! Still upright and enjoying chocolate. A great beginning
to the day.
Well, you had nothing to be crabby about this day! Each step to improvement is reason to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteWe have the Chesapeake Blue Crab up here. I didN 'tknow there were blue crabs in the Gulf!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you write. And think! My aunt had a stroke about 6 years ago and she has trouble with balance and remembering certain words, but otherwise doing okay. It's good that you are, too. :)
ReplyDeleteLove Andes Candies. So refreshing after a meal.
ReplyDeleteI think the crabs were gender positioned. They aren't particularly artistically place to my way of thinking.
So glad to see you are progressing in little subtle ways.
Keep it going...
I love hearing about your days.
You have a great style of writing.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Ha, when I saw the crabs by the restrooms, my first thought was what was the significance ? Could come up with nothing but like your versions.
ReplyDeleteCrabby or not it looks like you were having a good day. Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteNo blue or orange crabs here, but we do have falling over's. Bravo for not doing this.
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