The Sea Lion and the Kayak
Posted on | October 5, 2009 | No Comments
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Cartooning has always been daydreaming on paper for me. Now that I’m older and can’t get out as much as I like, it’s a kind of wish-fulfillment. This cartoon, however is a somewhat fictionalized version of something that actually happened to me in 2008. I quietly paddled up to a buoy where there was a female sea lion sleeping. I got too close to her (in front, not from behind as I show here) I was foolishly within touching distance of her when she woke up. I thought she was going to jump into my kayak! I beat a hasty retreat. I forgot to take any photos, except the one below, which I took as she was seeing me off. She nervously grooms her rear flipper. The blue suit I have on is a Gore-Tex dry suit, essential for safety in the cold Northwestern sea water.
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