Guess what we found?

Just yesterday, something appeared on our beach. I was not able to see the creature at first because it was so beautifully camouflaged. The patterns on its fur were magical against the sand. When I was finally able to focus my eyes on the creature it became clear to me that it was a harbor seal pup. Apparently its mother had dropped the little guy off so she could go hunting. Who knows when she will be back. She sure dropped him in the worst possible place ever. My beach, which is infested with blood thirsty canines - lets just hope that the dogs are sweet little lassies and not rabid little yellers.

DUMB move of the day:

One of my neighbors decided to get a stick and push the helpless little pup back into the water. Hmmm, I am sure that I want to be pushed into the water by a stick. How will the mother find her baby if you shove him back into the water? How will the seal be able to fend for himself? do you think he was trained in the art of ka-ra-te?

Luckily, today we found the seal pup on the beach again (much closer, in fact). He was actually 30 feet from our benches. He looked a lot healthier too. I wonder if it was the same pup we saw yesterday. It is the most adorable pup :) I hope mama comes back soon. People put up shovels around the little guy, with signs to warn people not to come near or move him. We were told that you aren't allowed to be close to a pup (300 feet I believe). That is a little hard, as you can imagine.