Gracie and Billy

I’d always had a soft spot for animals, but I was drawn to the two blind seals in some deeper way I didn’t understand

By Jill Nogales, Nampa, Idaho

My husband and I wandered the lush tropical gardens of San Diego’s Bahia Resort Hotel. We came to a large pool. A wet nose popped out of the water and a harbor seal climbed up onto a rock to greet us. “Look!” I gasped, delighted. “Her name is Gracie,” Dan said, reading a plaque by the fence that enclosed the pool. A moment later, another seal swam past, nudging Gracie’s hind flippers with his snout. “And that must be Billy,” he added. Gracie dove back into the water and chased after Billy. We watched, entranced, as they raced around the pool, swishing and somersaulting. Dan had come to San Diego on business. We lived in landlocked Idaho, and I’d tagged along to enjoy a week by the ocean. The next day Dan went off…

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All Creatures (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/Aug 2021

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