I have a BS in geology, a MSc in freshwater geochemistry, and a Ph.D. in oceanography. I have been a union carpenter, a cook, a barista, a house painter, machinist, naturalist, and research scientist. I draw, I paint, I write, I tinker, I build, I make photographs. I am here, adrift, bewildered, in awe. I am here, eyes wide, and alive. I am here, no escape, a whole observer.