{"id":14,"date":"2018-11-29T00:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:09:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-09-03T01:11:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T01:11:52","slug":"crab-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/crab-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Crab fight!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We took a long weekend to the gulf where we met a friendly blue heron:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I suspect he\/she was a super-model on break, as she\/he struck some poses:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We also met a crab, who was crabby. Helen decided his disposition earned him a trip to our kitchen, but he was not very cooperative:<\/div>\n
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Helen won the battle, but the crab drew some blood:<\/div>\n
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His last photo shoot:<\/div>\n
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Not too busy this time of year, still warm enough to be swim-able (barely).<\/div>\n
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Our rental was 50′ from the ocean!<\/div>\n
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Several times we had the beach to ourselves for a mile in each direction:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Back home, I gave my little electric chainsaw a workout:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This 30″ diameter tree is about the limit for my little 18″ saw:<\/div>\n
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Helen loves her carbonated water, but got frustrated filling up the little 1 lb soda-stream bottles at $15 a refill. So I bought a 20 lb tank and filled it up at the local welding supply store (when making metal arc welds, CO2 is used to shield the weld from air impurities) for $14!<\/div>\n
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If you happen upon me hiking through the forest while touching and talking to my pocket, there is an explanation:<\/div>\n