I’ve had a shitty day, so I am thankful for this walk home.

#Monterey

I also saw an otter mom carrying its baby, so that was nice. No pic as I don’t have my telephoto lens with me (only phone)
Blloooop

Somehow a 2h walk with almost no cars around, plus Turkish dance music, has really lifted my spirits

https://youtu.be/PPWl1FK2BRQ

Çağla - Saz mı Caz mı?

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I feel compelled to prove that he likes me. I just like funny pics of him
Sometimes I’m in a meeting and I look down and see this funny face
@skinnylatte What a heartwarming smile

@skinnylatte

...and then "lose signal," drop the call and spend 2 minutes mushing up on that beautiful dog?

@skinnylatte when I saw the first pic I yelled KISS HIM at my phone and now
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I’ve had a shitty day, so I am thankful for this walk home.

#Monterey

I also saw an otter mom carrying its baby, so that was nice. No pic as I don’t have my telephoto lens with me (only phone)
Blloooop

Somehow a 2h walk with almost no cars around, plus Turkish dance music, has really lifted my spirits

https://youtu.be/PPWl1FK2BRQ

Çağla - Saz mı Caz mı?

YouTube
PUPPY
I feel compelled to prove that he likes me. I just like funny pics of him
Sometimes I’m in a meeting and I look down and see this funny face
@skinnylatte What a heartwarming smile

@skinnylatte

...and then "lose signal," drop the call and spend 2 minutes mushing up on that beautiful dog?

@skinnylatte when I saw the first pic I yelled KISS HIM at my phone and now
@skinnylatte this image made me laugh in the best way :)
@skinnylatte let the dog madness begin!
@skinnylatte That’s a very wary look.
@skinnylatte sorry you had a bad day, that walk sounds amazing!
@skinnylatte I’m so sorry you had a bad day. But I’m so glad you had Monterrey to lift you.
@minmi well Monterey caused it (small town politics are weird) but it also fixed it I guess

@skinnylatte

Ugh.

Monterrey people: 0
Monterrey fauna: 1000

@skinnylatte OMG I AM ON MY WAY!!!!!
@skinnylatte whale isn't that something
@skinnylatte I love that Monterey and Santa Cruz both have whale statues.
I used to suspect that the whale statue in front of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, aka "Sandy the Gray Whale" was cast from the same moldings as the whale statue in front of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.

Having investigated such things again now (despite having been local to the areas in my youth), it appears as if the Santa Cruz equivalent in Tyrrell Park has apparently been updated in 2025 and now has a baby whale companion! Whoa!

https://santacruzmuseum.org/exhibit/the-gray-whales-revised/

So I have no idea about their potential relation anymore!

The whale statue @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io shared is also new to me, but to my eyes? The barnacles do not appear as if they are to a consistent scale. ;)
The Gray Whales - Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
@skinnylatte Oh that would be adorable!
@skinnylatte Hi. I’m in the middle of a shitty day here. Saved by the beautiful scenery.

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Torbjorn hopes your day gets better. 🐕♥️