Beats the hell outa me,,,,,?

We have been doing this along time now. Checking in visitors and explaining all we can to help them settle in for a nice vacation. In ten years, we have gotten it down to a routine. It’s not very often someone asks a question I can’t help with.
A couple nights ago some guests arrived for a 5 night stay.
I was my usual helpful self, “what do you recommend for dinner, which dive shop do you suggest, night-life, when will the grocery truck be by, is it safe to swim off the beach, can we kayak out to that caye, ect ect?”
Over the years I have honed my responses.
But,, then he tossed out a question I don’t hear very often and it always interrupts my flow as I stumble all around it.

“What about church? Where are the churches?










“Uhhhhhhhhhhhh, what?”
“Where are the churches?”









“Adriane,, little help here! Did I mention that there is a deposit on those beer bottles?”

Sorry,, I can spout off all the beer joints and taverns within a 60 mile radius, but “where are the churches” leaves me silent.



Check this out. It’s a can of Bean&Bacon soup!

Bunkster,, can’t you just taste it now?

So I suppose your wondering a few things.




#1, Why the fuck is he photographing a can of soup?
#2, Or 3, or whatever number we’re on,,, Where did he get it?


OK, both legitimate questions.
First, I’m not so much shooting the can of soup as I am trying out a new light modifier I received in a suitcase last night. It’s a PhotoFlex small softbox. Very nice, soft, even light. It will be an asset to my portrait shots, IF ANYONE EVER LETS ME SHOOT THEM!
Second, the softbox and the soup came in the same suitcase. So it’s only right I shoot the soup with the softbox,, right?





Chimp in Space:

Someone who attempts to talk on a cellphone in a loud bar, much as the chimpanzees sent into orbit couldn't communicate with ground control.