We were lucky to be invited on a tour at Ano Nuevo State Park to see the elephant seals and their new pups “up close”. Apart from Adriana, we had all been before but it’s such a peculiar animal that we decided to go see them again. They return here every year to give birth and to mate. The mortality of the pups is unfortunately rather high – in large parts due to the great white sharks waiting just outside the beach.
Weather was as California weather can be in early February; wet, gray, and foggy but we made it part of the experience and Adriana quickly came to appreciate the small pools of water. At least until she realized that wet feet equals cold feet… overall she was a trooper and marched the three miles on her own.
She brought pictures to school the following Monday and apparently entertained the class with the funny calls these enormous blobs make.
The weekend ended with a visit to the San Francisco Food Bank. We’ve volunteered there before and the girls have been good sports despite the early Sunday wakeup calls. We got our own black eye pea station and packed more frozen one-pound bags that we care to remember. Great to volunteer and in the back of our minds appreciate the food that is on our table and in our lunch boxes. It’s very hard to understand that almost 15% of the US household are classified as “food insecure”.
On the lighter side – the image should easily be a top-contender for this year’s Awkward Family Photos award…
