Triptych: Ocean: Medusa: Placenta

Learning of life from those who depend on the sea.

Author’s image of nearby Bowman Bay

Ocean

When my grandchildren visit, yearning for the ocean, we head to Rosario Beach. Here, we can feel the trees and hear the ancient sea.

Samish Nation Elders say that from time immemorial — as long as humans can imagine — the people lived here for more than ten…