4 Out Of 4 Ain't Bad

I was tagged by mom x 2 over at It's a Crazy World Out There for this meme....mimi, moomoo. Thank you, mom x 2, I like it because it only required me to rub two of my three brain cells together and presto!

Oh, yeah, and I actually have to do a bit of research. Well...research for me is really just search, which is still research without the re.


Here are the rules:


1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer.
2. Select the 4th picture in the folder.
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same.

Here is my entry:

This is a picture taken in the summer of 2003. My two oldest granddaughters and I went to Catalina Island for the day. "T" on the left is my oldest granddaughter who lives in Cocoa Beach Florida, who had just turned 11 years old. "T" on the right is my granddaughter here in Texas, who was 9 years old.

It's a mere one hour ride from Newport Beach aboard the Catalina Flyer to Avalon Bay.

The Catalina Flyer is a three tier catamaran with a restaurant on the first level. One of the really special thing is we always see dolphins and whales on the return trip in the late afternoon. Always!

Now, that was easy!

I don't want to pick just four of you to do this meme because that will leave two of you out, and then come to find out five of you have already been snatched up by mom x 2.....which leaves one lone person left who reads Grandma J's blog, and that one person is a lurker!

So, if I left you out of that mathematical calculation, please feel free to do this meme. It's easy, fun, and educational.

HELL HATH NO FURY

Does anyone recall me mentioning the sea lions, or seals, that decided to homestead on all the boats, catamarans and yachts in Newport Harbor, California?

This is the harbor. The sea lions like to be way in there where all the action is, like parties and such. Several restaurants have docks on the water so you don't have to cancel your dinner reservation just because your car has a flat tire or a dead battery. No siree, just crank up that yacht and go the back way.

Our water lubbing friends can't be harrassed, but the City of Newport Beach has suggested that the boat owners put up netting or anchor lawn chairs to the sides to prevent the squatters access to their boats.



The boat owners scurry to net their boats.

Well, ok, but this sea lion isn't having any of it.

Nor is this one.

Wonder how many it took to sink this boat.

HIGH END SQUATTERS

It seems there's a problem with squatters in the high rent area of Newport Beach California. Yeah, all of Newport Beach is high rent, but when you claim a spot right on the bay, ten feet from someone's bedroom window, and your mere presence makes it official that no one can force you to leave......then it's saaaawwweeeet baby!

This is the Harbor, actually a long channel, with million dollar oceanfront mansions on both sides...with their yachts, sailboats and catamarans. I love that word catamaran...it just rolls off you tongue like teriyaki, or guacamole.


Here are the chosen few...the elite, the privileged.....


That's right these seals, or sea lions, were tired of being shunned, relegated to a bell buoy. What the hey? Like didn't God make the seas and the oceans for them? isn't it their home?


So what's the harm if we sun on the deck of your catamaran. So what if we bring all our fiends to partay.

So what if we keep you up all night with our barking and snorting. We know we are protected. That's what the rules say. You can't come up to us and say "shoo, shoo, cute little seal". No you can't....and you can't gently prod us with a stick or broom or kayak paddle.

And if you see us pile on and sink your boat....oh well, maybe you should have bought a BIGGER BOAT. Now please, can't we all just get along?