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LOL Jim ... sometimes a picture truly IS worth a thousand words. :-) These photos are great, and were even better when I read your very brief comment on each page. That shark picture at the end (at play) is a hoot! Got me smilin' in any case. It's great to "see" you're along for the ride with us as well. :-) Made my day anyway. :-)

Welcome Jim. :-) Found this link about the Selkies legends on Wiki, and thought this one part was particularly interesting, regarding it's origins.

Theories of origins:

One folklorist theory of the origin of the belief is that the selkies were actually fur-clad Finns, traveling by kayak.

If you're interested, you can read a little more about them here too. :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie

Both of these pages have a lot of information about "The Selchies" as well.
Some fascinating insights here into some possible connections with a SEAL animal totem.

http://echoes.devin.com/selkie/selkie.html
http://bestoflegends.org/fairy/selchies.html
http://selkiesound.bravepages.com/selkie_stuff.htm