In Praise of Tiny Nautical Towns

[johnnylexicon]

Laura and I got back last night from a grand trip to Point Reyes, which reaffirmed everything I love about California's natural beauty. Though the bird migration along the Pacific Flyway had largely passed, we did get to see some sealions cavorting in the waves, and some juvenile elephant seals sunning their blubber on the beach. I'm determined to

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[whoisthespirit]

Is it weird that I've been thinking about writing a poem about elephant seals for a couple days now? Ever since the Electric Whale Revival I've had this idea for a piece about elephant seals and their mating habits and stuff, and my dad, and well mostly elephant seals. But then here you are writing about them all poetically and well, there you go.

[johnnylexicon]

I think you should go ahead and write that poem about elephant seals. Their story needs to be told.