This will hurt me...

Angry crab is... angry. Bellerive Bluff, Bellerive. July 2013. Wordless Wednesday. Angry crab's house. Bellerive Bluff, Bellerive. July 2013.

Hairy crab. Fossil Cove/ Soldiers Point, Tinderbox. May 2013. Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man , Mark Kurlansky: Another excellent foray into social history by Kurlansky; this time through the biography of Clarence 'Bob' Birdseye, the “can-do” American inventor and innovator that spawned an entire branch of the food industry. It peters out somewhat by the end, but all in all an interesting and entertaining read. C+ .

Formally a crab. Bellerive Bluff, Bellerive. April 2013. A vintage Sunday Top Five today that I know the whole World has been waiting for. Yes, it is My Top Five Favourite Tracks By English Post-Punk Weirdos, The Fall! Blindness Totally Wired Theme From Sparta FC Reformation The Classical

Angry crab. Little Coningham Beach, Coningham. January 2013. Today's Sunday Top Five TEN was prompted by Henry's probing question today regarding my opinion on the fine strand of music known as " The Blues ". Now, by and large I'm a traditionalist, so I belted out a fire and brimstone version of Mannish Boy (complete with simulated audience whoops and hollers) to establish my admiration. Which got me thinking, What Are My Top Ten Blues Songs ? Muddy Waters, Mannish Boy John Lee Hooker, Boom Boom Boom Boom John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Ramblin' On My Mind Blind Willie Johnson, Praise God I'm Satisfied Bessie Smith, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Ou t Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Born In Chicago Etta James, I'd Rather Go Blind Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign Big Mama Thornton, Hound Dog Sonny Boy Williamson, Don't Start Me Talkin'

Crab #1. Little Howrah Beach. March 2013. Theme Thursday again. GREENERY. Hmmmmmmmmm. Ummmmm. Give me a second. Crab #2. Little Howrah Beach. March 2013. (tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick) Crab #3. Little Howrah Beach. March 2013. Yeah. Sorry. I've got nothing this week. How about I post this up now and promise to add a drabble this afternoon on the topic?

Mr Krabs? Is that you...?

Claws. Fossil Beach. January 2013. Oops. I forgot to post!

Fin. Opossum Bay Beach, South Arm Peninsula. December 2012. Theme Thursday and there is not a whole lot of hope for this crab in terms of a REBIRTH. The Buddhist concept of vijñāna-srotām might offer some chance for this blighter, but I remain to be convinced that the crab subscribed to a Buddhist theology. There is a chance (however slight) that the crab was once the son of God/ awaits Frashokereti / is an inhabitant of Sheol/ or that Yawm al-Qiyāmah is just around the corner; but as I said, the odds are against it. No, the crab is dead. The best it can hope for is that some bird had a good meal and will go on to be a good parent and maybe (unlikely, but you never know) the children of that bird will open a crab infirmary for lame or destitute crabs in the future.

Just to continue on the hermit crab theme for one more post...

It's a crab! Little Howrah Beach, July 2011. Today I am stealing the Q & A from The Manchester Guardian ! When were you happiest? Probably when I was young enough to know otherwise. What is your greatest fear? To be unnecessary. What is your earliest memory? Kevin Bartlett's goals in the 1980 Grand Final is the earliest I can put a date on. Which living person do you most admire, and why? ' Most ' is a very big call, but I've always admired how Václav Havel goes about his business. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Perfection discipline. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Indiscipline. Property aside, what's the most expensive thing you've bought? Ummmm. Maybe a computer. What is your most treasured possession? I'm not sure that I have one. Possessions are a little bit overrated. What would your super power be? Being able to poo money would be good. What makes you...