Seal morning, and afternoon

Early morning seal pup dozing on the shingle below my nearest cliff top;
late afternoon adult, probably a male on the look out for partners, rocking gently in the undulating waters of a neighbouring bay - see extra.

When the conditions are perfect there can be no better life.

Seal Morning was a best-selling book I was given as a child. There is some mystery about the veracity of the tale and indeed the identity of the author. Like a seal she popped up here and there and then vanished. As has my copy of the book but I remember very well the jacket illustration.

I've been lax in responding to comments on my last blip but they were heart-warming and  I do intend to get back to them.