Tuesday, June 30, 2009

silkie seal on midsummer night's eve

Jamie, the silkie seal, is coming out of the ocean for one day, Midsummer's Night Eve. Today she will see her human son Baigh!
Jamie teaches Baigh how to swim underwater so they may have more time together.

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  1. FrikoJuly 1, 2009 at 7:14 AM

    I do wish I understood more!! Who or what is a silkie seal? And where were these gorgeous pics taken? If you "own" this playground, lucky you!

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  2. FrikoJuly 1, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    Oops, me again. I just read the explanation on the right.
    So there remains just one question, are you one of the sea fairies?

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  3. Margaret PangertJuly 1, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    Hi Friko, so happy for your garden show, and glad you now have a little breather. This is a take-off of the Celtic fairy tales about seals shedding their skins once a year to become human. I've told another little silkie tale in an older post. THe silkie is always my niece Jessy who practically lives underwater. The top picture is she in Hawaii where she lives. The rest of the photos were taken at the New Jersey shore: first I took a lot of pix at the shore and then picked and chose those that would fit the story. I'm doing a theme on summertime right now on my blog. Just for fun,a great movie regarding the silkie legend is The Secrt of Roan Isish, directed by John Sayles. You will love it!

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  4. jeffJuly 1, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    Waow ! je veux bien réapprendre à nager avec une sirène like this beautiful girl ! ! !....:)

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  5. JessieJuly 1, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    That was such a cute movie. Thank you Bug for having us watch it. Love ya!

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  6. Margaret PangertJuly 1, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    Jeff, tu est toujours a cote de la mer et tu ne nages pas? ou ca c'est ta facon de rencontrer les filles? et puis elles deviennent modeles pour ta banniere? Cette fille la est ma niece et malheureusement est trop obsedee par son sport, le free-diving. Tu connais? Cela m'inquiete parce que c'est assez dangereux.

    Jessica, thanks for stopping by! All the silkie stories are pretty much alike, except sometimes it's the man who is the silkie. Annie says hi! Love ya right back atcha!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 2, 2009 at 3:39 AM

    I love the silkie story and the pictures to go with it. Quick correction to previous comments, the one of me was taken in Egypt. Both places have beautiful blue water, but egypt has more sand and less lava.

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  8. Historical sites with charmineJuly 2, 2009 at 4:21 AM

    LOVE your silkie tale,pics are beautiful & so is your niece.

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  9. GryJuly 2, 2009 at 5:28 AM

    The story remind me of H.C Andersens "The little mermaid" Maybe he got his inspiration from this story?

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  10. VoxBoxJuly 2, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    Beautiful blog thanks for sharing

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  11. Margaret PangertJuly 2, 2009 at 10:43 PM

    Charmine, thank you for the lovely words! Regards, Margaret

    Gry, they are every similar! Alas, the loveliness of the mermaid makes those fairy tales more compelling than the stories about seals! I wish you and you family a wonderful vacation, and I know you'll take lots of pictures! Can't wait to see--and hear--your adventures. Love, Margaret

    Thanks, Blues! I missed you! Glad to have you back. Happy 4th of July! Best, Margaret

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