Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Why is this seal smiling? Plus cutest squirrel ever!

Why is this seal smiling? Because she lives in beautiful, sunny La Jolla, California -- rent and mortgage free -- and gets to nap in the sun all day without having to worry about a sun burn or wrinkles or getting a paycheck or driving her pup to soccer or lacrosse or softball practice. Also, no polar bears.






















These seals also looked pretty happy. And if it had been just a bit warmer (and not illegal), I'm pretty sure the spouse would have jumped over the railing and joined them. :-)





























Also, until this trip, I had never seen beach squirrels before. Must be a California thing, which would explain why they were so mellow and friendly.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Seriously, we are going to have a large zoo! Cutest!

Anonymous said...

We have always liked the San Diego Chargers uniforms -- we loved Lance Alworth and Gary Garrison -- and the San Diego Conquistadors have a fun and memorable history in the old ABA.

Betty Cracker said...

Oh, I thought it was because he busted a cap in bin Laden's butt.

J. said...

@Anonymous #1, or we could just move to San Diego. They have a very nice (big) zoo there. :-)

@Anonymous #2, I somehow missed the seal's Chargers uniform. Also, if he played for the Chargers, I don't think he'd be smiling. ;-)

@Betty, this was just a civilian brown seal. The navy seals that took out bin Laden were over in Coronado (which we also visited). ;-)

Anonymous said...

Those bloody Grey Squirrels are the reason our native Red Squirrels are a being wiped out and have become an endangered native species !!!! Shot at every opportunity !!!! Cute immigrant killers - lovely !!!

Ange said...

Mmm...I think I would quite like to trade places with one of those seals for a day. Especially now that we're in the throws of winter down here.

MMA Los Angeles said...

I want to steal the seals! They are so cute- and after seeing the characters in 50 first dates, I've always wanted a marine mammal of the kind. How did you get so close to the smiling one?
Ava

J. said...

@Ava, zoom lens. :-)