tawny-wet

Updated: May 28, 2025

On their tops sprawled huge sea-lions tawny-wet and roaring in the sun, while overhead, uttering shrill cries, darted and wheeled a multitude of sea birds. The last of the descent, from the barbed wire fence, was a sliding fall of a dozen feet, and Saxon arrived on the soft dry sand in a sitting posture. "Oh, I tell you it's just great," Billy bubbled. "Look at it for a camping spot.

Jack London - The Valley of the Moon