Man with an Eye Patch Standing in a Cabbage Patch

Today's short blog is about this picture: Four well-dressed adults standing in a cabbage patch.  

I don't remember where I got this picture from.  I wish I could remember, but I don't.  There is nothing on the back to indicate why four well-dressed adults are standing in a cabbage patch.  But it's a great picture isn't it?

Everyone is smiling.  Well, everyone except the man on the far right.  You saw him right?  The man with the smallest cabbage, and the 'look' on his face.  And, oh, an eye patch.  

Besides the obvious delight the woman second from the left has with her HUGE cabbage, the two other women are happy too.  But the guy with the eye patch?  What is that look on his face?  Envy?  Astonishment?  It's hard to read, but he doesn't appear to be happy with his cabbage at all.  Or, with the woman with the largest cabbage.

I have a few thoughts:

1) Was this some sort of contest?  But if the contest was for the participants to go into the patch and find the biggest cabbage, why are they dressed up?  Wouldn't you be wearing overalls or other cabbage-picking attire? 

2)  Maybe they were just driving by, out for a drive, on their way to a restaurant, and they came upon the patch.  That would certainly explain why they are well-dressed. I do that often, pull over to the side of the road and venture into farm land to pull up produce. But why take the picture?  Had they never encountered a cabbage patch before? 

3) And Wowzers!  Look at the size of that cabbage the gal second from the left is holding!  It's not only the leaves that make this HUGE, but it's the cabbage itself.  She sure did pick herself a winner. And she is proud of her pick, that is clear. 

4) And then there is the guy with the eye patch.... Is he a pirate?  

5) If he is a pirate, why is he on dry land? Is his ship docked nearby?  

This picture cracks me up every time I look at it.  It's just so darn silly.  Looking at this picture leaves me with so many questions:  So, they have their picture taken, then what?  Did they get back into their car (ship?) with their cabbage and continue on their way?  Did they pull over at the zucchini patch up the road too? 

As you probably noticed, this is not a serious, inspirational or deep blog....it's just a blog about a picture that makes me smile every time I see it.  I hope it makes you smile too! 

If you have your own theories about this picture, I'd love to hear them!