This Thursday I mopped the floor in the kitchen and in the bathroom. I mop the old fashioned way. So I don't really mop then actually.....since I do not use a mop. I hand clean. Bucket with HOT water, some rags, cleaning solution, protective gloves and go.
My initial plan was to go to the laundromat afterwards and wash the bath mats but it got late, so instead of the laundromat I went to the grocery store and got some food, came home and made myself dinner and took Kaya out for a walk afterwards. It is fun to walk around Astoria in the evening. We saw boats out on the river. The fog started to come in so the boats are using their fog horns. I like that sound, a bit eerie but comforting.
And then we came upon a pile of sea lions. I have never seen them basically up on the ground like this before. There are many sea lions in Astoria and they like to hang out in different spots around the area, like in the water. I can hear them pretty much all day and all night.
These crawled up a hill full of large sharp rocks to get to this location. They are loud and large, Kaya did not want to get too close to them.
Now I am home, in bed, Kaya sleeping next to me. I love being at home - solitude, quiet. I am going to read and watch stuff online for a few hours before I go to sleep.
EZ on :
Darling pic of the sea lions across from the night lights. Looks like they roam in packs like wolves. My kind of spirit animal at sea. They do the same thing like this a lot in Monterey, CA, Sausalito, & SF. What would a beautiful Pacific coastal peninsula be without the sound, character, and antics of these wonderful creatures..
Oh, I could smell the salt in the air too just thinking about it. Also jogs one particular sea life memory of watching whales ham it up while frolicking in packs jumping, diving, and torpedo-ing through the water. They sure can put on a show. It happened one late spring at a place called Hermanus on the Kwaaiwater Lookout a long time ago. Miss this part of sea life a bit.
Tati on :
"What would a beautiful Pacific coastal peninsula be without the sound, character, and antics of these wonderful creatures.."
Well put, I agree.