well biscuits this here city slicker
is learning a whole hellavalot about nature these days
i went for an early evening swim in the bay the other day
oh a little after 5:00
and saw a family surrounding a dark gray creature
as i approached i realized it was a baby seal
that had washed up on shore
"Don't touch it!" screamed someone from a nearby window, just as the not so intelligent tourist dad was attempting to do just that
Knowing my local gal pal and nature enthousiast sarah grey would know
what to do i ran to the pier she was on and snagged her
not only did sarah know exactly what to do
but she happened to have a sign for just this occasion
the sign basically read
dont fuck with the seal
ok it was nicer
it said it was against the law to get within 150 feet of the seal
that the seal was fine just exhausted and taking a well needed rest
sarah asked that I and the many other people who had arrived with cameras
just keep dogs and people away
you see the seal's like to come up on the beach to sleep
but pesky dogs and people messing with them
can give the seals a heart attack
and maybe cause the people to lose a finger or a toe
like that idiot dad who never knew how close he might have come to losing his index finger
i kept watch for about an hour until my body became mosquito mountain
by then there were others at the post anyway
later on that night sarah and di and i went out to see the baby
and he/she was fine still sleeping
the ladies figured it to be 2 or 3 weeks old
recently kicked out by momma
and oh honey was this baby heartbreakingly cute
coal black eyes
cute little face
still clearly a baby
just cute cute cute
anyway
what the hell does a manhattanite know about such things
if not for sarah i woulda probably tried to feed it a can of tuna fish
or sing love sings to it
or try to take it home and keep it in my shower
duh!
the closest i get to a seal
is at the zoo if then
but it was exciting kids
nature is grand
