For those who don’t know it yet, I moved back to Hawaii. I am on the island of Kauai on a remote bit of the north shore between Hanalei and Haena.
This morning I woke up to a call from my friend Zane and then I went to go for a swim. I swam a bit then got up to the beach and laid on the sand. I heard a noise and then watched as an endagered monk seal flopped it’s way out of the water and headed right towards me.
I love seals. Long story.
The seal came up to me and laid next to me. I was looking at it and the beach and thinking about how pretty it all was then I realized I was supposed to put up signs around it, a responsibility I inherited from the person in the house before me. I went back to my house and got the signs and set them up…
I was wishing I had a camera, but I don’t so I asked my neighbor if I could borrow hers for a sec and I went back to take photos. She said yes and so I get to put some photos up, and show you the seal, and the view from the deck…
and the beach outcrop in front where I go swim in the mornings, now with a monk seal and my handy work 
It is a good morning. Well, it is now noon. I have to go to my deck and work now.
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Somehow, knowing that you’re back in Hawaii restores a bit of balance to my supposed reality. It’s a good thing. You in NY just didn’t mesh inside my head. Enjoy the sun!
Aloha,
-Tom
I love seals too, they’re like the dogs of the ocean. Trust you’re enjoying good times, the pics are beautiful.
Awesome…I’m jealous – I like the placement of the signs…I hope he didn’t wake up and move 20 feet to the left
haha…take it easy!
Aren’t they amazing animals! I live here on Kauai too and have gotten to see a couple first hand as well. They sure leave an impression on you! Welcome back to Kauai!
Pauline
Such beautiful pictures! Your home is magical!
Hi just want to say thanks for you’re Google gadget tutorial, I used it to make my first basic gadget after being confused on the Google help pages and not getting any help on the forums i happened to come across you’re blog on a web search and within a hour my gadget was finished. hopefully I can now go on and make a few more gadgets.
beautiful img )
seals are dogs of the ocean and i love seals due to their moist skin.
Awesome…I’m jealous – I like the placement of the signs…
hi ! Thanks for sharing these nice picture with us. You are really very lucky that you’ve got such a beautiful scenes by your home. I wish I could be there in the morning. I love to play with innocent ocean animals. I like to pamper seals due to their skin. Best Regards!