It was wonderful to visit St. Lucia in January. I stayed near the Anse Cochon cove on the south west coast. I spent my days reading, writing, swimming and snorkeling there on the beach. Each morning I sat with my coffee just after sunrise to draw a fish I had seen the day before. The fish made my daily journaling fun, fluid you could, and the morning drawing practice made my time with the fish more rewarding to. I learned the scientific names for the fish, and I tool time notice distinctions between similar species — colors, the shape of a fin, was there black dot? Being with fish, and recording it in this way, was a great way to spend a week, and taught me a few lessons that will continue to be useful when I leave these shores, and go back to other ways of being in the world. Here’s what abudeduf saxatilis had to say! You can look at my zine “Being with Fish” HERE.
Reflections 