The photos I present of Brevard [1] are the ones I tend to find whimsical or surreal, and when not repeating myself [2], I hope I have done a good job. It's not everyday that one comes across a bear wearing a hat:
[Remember, only you can prevent forest rangers. Only you.] [3]
I decided against posting that one because, let's be frank, when you come across a bear wearing a wig and a dress [4], a hat-wearing bear just doesn't cut it anymore, you know?
But during this trip, I took a photo that was so out there, that I hesitated to post it. Mind you, I don't go that much out of my way when I take these pictures—I see these weird and (usually) wonderful things as I'm out and about and take a picture.
It's with this in mind that I found myself in a grocery store in Brevard. I'm not going to name names but be aware that there are at least three different grocery store companies operating in Brevard. So I'm in this grocery store when I come across … well … this:
[Seriously, this blew my mind. Um ... pun unintended.] [5] [6]
If you click on the picture, you'll see what this grocery store thinks passes for “General Interest” magazine reading in this part of the country. Had this section been labeled “Hunting” I would have just walked on by without a second thought.
But “General Interest?”
This may be the most surreal picture I took on any trip to Brevard, cross-dressing bear included (even if it's a female bear, I would still consider it “cross-dressing” as it's wearing clothing not native to its species). In fact, I find the cross-dressing bear less disturbing because at least it was an intentional Hallowe'en display. The “General Interest” reading rack? If that's intentional, I'm not sure what it says about the grocery store or the area. And if it's unintentional … I … I'm still not sure what that says about the grocery store or the area.
[3] /boston/2018/10/13/bear.jpg
[5] /boston/2018/10/13/thumb-general-interest.jpg
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