Okay for my company, today, I produced a monk seal. And sunshine. No seriously, I had nothing to do with either. This is the 2nd monk seal that I have seen in the village in a quarter century of winters. They are so rare that we all love seeing them but know that this is no place for a 400+ pound pregnant lady.
The entire beach was roped off for her. The monk seal protective league sent educators to help explain to the visitors why the beach was closed. Monk seals hunt at night, and it takes a lot of seafood to fill up a monk seal, and they sleep on beaches during the day. Normally they do this on the northern islands, inhabited only by seabirds. We are the southern most island in the 1,500 mile chain of Hawaiian islands. And, we have a lot of isolated and difficult to access beaches. But, this lady decided to make herself at home right in the middle of our little fishing village with a drinking problem.
For the record. Today was the first time that I missed having a proper camera. But, you shoot with what you have.
Gratitude
Monk seals, cell phone camera and salted caramel ice cream.