Holy Moly it’s a REAL LIVE baby seal!
July 13, 2008 – 7:18 pmThis has got to be the best vacation ever, I think. I am leaned back against a long piece of sun-bleached drift wood, a tall iced tea in hand, watching as CJ digs a giant hole in the sand. The waves lap against the beach and the sun caresses me ever-so-gently.
Halfway through our week at Whidbey Island and I am totally in VACATION mode. It’s a good mode, for sure.
Behind me Jay and dad are pulling the insides out of our soon-to-be dinner. Fresh Dungeness crab. Mmmm.
Suddenly, just off in front of me to the left, a movement catches my eye and, I see it.
“JAY!” I shout at the top of my lungs, “GET THE CAMERA BECAUSE THERE’S A BABY SEAL ON THE BEACH!”
Within seconds everyone is standing on the porch overlooking the beach.
“A baby seal?”
“Really?”
“Where?”
“Look! there it is!”
Nestled beside a rock, looking very cute and small, is a seal pup.
“Whoa. It is a baby seal.” Jay has walked down to stand beside me. “When you said you saw a seal, I was thinking it would be in the water. Not right here on the beach!”
The baby seal lifts its head to watch us. His big black eyes are soulful, like a puppy’s.
“Mommy, he’s so cute!” CJ says.
“Don’t go near it!” shouts my mother, “I saw a newspaper clipping in town that warned people to stay away from seal pups. If you go too close, the mother will abandon it.”
Luckily my camera has a ZOOM lens. I snap picture after picture.
This is unbelievable, I think.
How lucky are WE to have this special little peanut RIGHT HERE on our very own beach?
Very lucky indeed.
Mom brings out her camera. My sister gets hers too. And my father-in-law pulls out the binoculars.
We can’t get enough of the baby seal. All we see is the fluffiness and the smallness and the cuteness.
This is the best thing EVER! we tell each other, what a great addition to our vacation!
But we are wrong. Oh, how very wrong we are.
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By Midwest Mommy on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Oh no, how come I think this won’t have a happy ending :(
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By Mommy Cracked on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Darn you!! Now I’m gonna have to WAIT??? This sounds like a juicy story. I can’t wait for the rest of it.
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By Marilyn on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Oh dear! How dare you leave us hanging like that!
PLEASE SAY THE BABY SEAL IS OKAY.
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By All Adither on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
The suspense! Argh.
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By Honey Mommy on Jul 13, 2008 | Reply
Ok… How come I can totally hear the scary Jaws music in my head now?! This is like the part of the movie where I duck my head or make an excuse to leave the room.
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By Auds at Barking Mad on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Just tell me if I need to cover my eyes for the next part.
Daddgum it…the suspense!
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By Jakki on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
urgh…this does NOT sound good!
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By Sunshine on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
I love the waving picture!
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By Chelsea on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Please don’t tell me the baby seal dies… please don’t tell me the baby seal dies… [[covers eyes and waits for CJ to burst into tears]]
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By daring one on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
How dare you leave us all hanging like that Jenny. You are all cruelty.
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By Mamasphere on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
I can’t believe we have to wait for the end!
This reminds me of the time I turned to the Animal channell, and yelled for Gabi to come see the seals, before realizing what the show was really about. Let’s just say she ended up in tears.
Are we going to end up in tears?
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By Ashley on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Awww that is SO cute! I would have gone nuts over it too! I hope the story doesn’t end badly. :) I’ve never been to Whidbey Island before, but I will have to go see it sometime!
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By Believer in Balance on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Oh, I was so excited about the seal too! What went wrong? Ah, I see you’ve mastered the cliff hanger! Looking forward to seeing you at BlogHer!
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By Domestic Spaz on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
The suspense is killing me! If something horrendous happens to that adorable little baby seal I think I might… well, I have no idea what I might do.
Update soon! Ack!
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By Rachael on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Oh my gosh… I relaly need to know what happened with this seal. Agh!
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By Jackie W transplanted Okie (Buried in Legos) on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
It looks like a gray wrinkly alien.
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By World's Greatest Mommy on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
What an ending! Leaving us waiting.
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