Living By The Ocean

A little background information for this post. I was born in Winnipeg and then spent nine years in Medicine Hat. Our family moved to Saskatoon for a year before settling in Regina. I moved to Ottawa when I was twenty-three and it was the first time I had ever lived outside the prairies. I still define myself as a prairie girl when, ten years later, someone in Ottawa asks me where I'm from. Since I don't think I'll be referring to myself as an 'Easterner' or from central Canada, I will happily tell people I have returned West.

I am very excited about this migration back West for many reasons. Mainly, because our new house backs onto a path that leads to a small creek and we're a short drive away from the ocean. While we have day after day of snow in Ottawa, my mind has been wandering to thoughts of the the vegetation and creatures we'll see on our walks. I'm excited to hear the ocean, find beach glass and discovering the native plants & animals with my kids.

Thinking about waves and the ocean. Marker.

 

 

Shells. Marker.

Looked up native fish and discovered Rockfish. Also a practice in marker/strokes/patience.

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