This picture was taken today near West 79th Street. Okay, a seal on the Upper West Side? Adorable. Look at his little face! Look at that fuzzy-wuzzy wittle face. OMG, he's rolling around! Hello there. Hello. Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? What could be a cuter, more uplifting surprise on a cold, rainy winter day?

Mmmm. Maybe a seal rolling around in something other than decades' worth of goose poop.

A Seal Pays a Visit to The Upper West Side [City Room/NYT]