That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 10, 2018

Boy, you might think you’re impressing her but that girl is never going out with you.

His flute playing was a hit with the birds, but not the ladies. The story of my life too.

You haven’t got a chance with him, lady. He’s interested in the wrong kind of chick. (Shades of Kids in the Hall’s “Chicken Lady”)

Boy’s short lived career training the newfangled doorbells.

After flipping her the bird, they couldn’t get it down.

The girls all call him “Piccolo”…

When serenading under your sweethearts window, be sure you have the right house.

Rent a Canary tuning session.

Wait, why are those lads on the roof holding water-filled sheep’s bladders?

It seems to me that the vine is emanating from his mouth to engulf the little bird, while the bulk of it moves behind him to score the larger, more plentiful birds. Or is that just weird?

“If you keep playing that flute, maybe I can hang myself from that bird cage.”

And that, boys and girls, is how “stereo” was invented!

Boy with Tin Whistle imitating Bird in Cage: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boy_with_a_Tin_Whistle_Imitating_a_Bird_in_a_Cage.jpg 

(best viewed by Google Chrome which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100475846/john-st_helier-lander 

http://central.gutenberg.org/articles/John_St_Helier_Lander 

both have info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. Most auction websites mistakenly say he was born in 1869; the first artist info URL clarifies that. 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 #2035 (September 9, 2018) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

Nancy dreamed of being the first female train conductor.

tooting while fluting?

Then all of the Disney animals crept out of the woods to watch.

If the flutist achieves his goal, the bird won’t be the only one behind bars. She’s twelve.

Let’s see…Boy plays with his flute, in an attempt to attract her bird ? Hookay !…….

A teen tooting a tune to tempt a tweetie to trill !

Ian Anderson’s great-great grandfather.

Subliminal advertising for Hush Puppies

I want to know why the poor canary is up on that wall. Poor thing can see the life he/she’s missing. They dang well better take it in at night, talk to it, feed and water it, and cover it up nicely.

This is for the birds!

getting the very last rat out of Hamlin.

Canary wishing he’d tried a little harder in that interview at the coal mine!