That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for August 31, 2018

“How come I have to carry a basket and Yoshi doesn’t?”

“That’s the last time we order a pizza from Amazon Restaurants, promo code or not.”

“I say we wade in and bring back that dumb dog.”

But mom i wanted the fresh sushi now!

You can’t get Uber without a smart phone you dip!!

Are you sure that bit about your ship coming in isn’t a metaphor?

Teaching the kids to look both ways for crocs before crossing the river.

Moses, the rest of them are dawdling. Do your thing and let’s cross already.

Why didn’t triple A warn us the bridge was out?

Okay, you got your wish of watching the sun set, now let’s get back before the mosquitoes get really bad/

A good example of how thoroughly Westernized some areas of Japanese culture became. More at www.kansaiartbeat.com/event/2016/DC51.en.

Now there’s an idea…an Uber gondola.

After 5 minutes, and with no croc grabbing Little Ben, the rest of the family figured it was probably safe to fish here.

I told you not to forget the poles!

Sunset at the Ferry: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evening_at_the_Ferry_Crossing_by_Wada_Eisaku_(Geidai_Museum).jpg 

(best viewed by Google Chrome which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this painting, along with a Description.

https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA1023#v=onepage&q&f=false 

http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2016/D7DF.en 

both have sparse info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s indirectly (has no English Wikipedia.org page currently) pointed to by the first URL. Maybe those who read Japanese can find more. This is the first work by him used here.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2030 (August 30, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

“Straining my eyes for a sur-facing submarine…” (Sand and Foam, Donovan)

That “sinking” feeling that you missed the boat…

“When’s low tide?”

" It’s simply great, mate, waiting on the levy

Waiting for the Robert E. Lee! "

Aw Mom, Harutos family gets to have all the fun! Why can’t we ever moon as a family?

“Virgil, quick, come see! There goes the Robert E. Lee!”

Young Moses attempting his first legendary aquatic magic trick.

young Moses unable to part the sea just looked at it, I’ll come back later.

“Zen enlightenment, my ass! Hiro’s just staring at the water to get out of schlepping all this laundry back to the house!”

“Now Ichi, don’t go getting in the way of your brother’s self-fulfillment. I think he’s on the verge of a grand epiphany here.”