Holidays 2021-03-22

Holidays today are about sustainable freshwater resources, goofing off, drawing attention to the cruelty of seal hunts, feeling young even if you're not, and Bavarian crepes:

Though attracting attention to seal hunting was the main inspiration behind the International Day of the Seal, I'm going to provide a non-hunting seal picture.
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