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word “sea” with this calm, quiet, serene impression. When I walk along the shores on Boardwalk in Bellingham or a pathway along Elliott Bay in Seattle, I feel like a baby floating in a mother’s womb.</p><p id="90a8">The first life form came from the sea, didn’t it? There must be a reason why I feel that way!</p><p id="ab28">In response to <a href="undefined">Dr. Preeti Singh</a>’s Nature prompt. Thank you for your lead!</p><div id="e289" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-serene-of-the-sea-5ff1443e6dc7"> <div> <div> <h2>The Serene Of The Sea</h2> <div><h3>Nature Prompt Ist week Of January 2023</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ApIQ-2jR1yLbKxo_y4I3Aw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="45a4">Inspired by <a href="undefined">William J Spirdione</a>’s beautiful story.</p><div id="1680" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-calm-the-self-by-the-sea-320649398340"> <div> <div> <h2>How Calm the Self by The Sea</h2> <div><h3>‘The Serene Sea’ a nature prompt</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*jWy0mZw0iP0L

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How Calm Is Puget Sound

Nature Prompt Ist week Of January 2023

The ferry “Wenatchee” en route to Bainbridge Island, WA. Photo by Tobias Eigen: Wikimedia Commons

Only after I moved to Seattle did I learn another meaning of the English word sound. Puget Sound, which I can see from my house every day (except for very foggy days), is so calm that the ferries that run between the shores don’t have doors to close the parking space.

My mother used to take me from Osaka to Tokushima to visit her hometown via ferry. The Seto Inland Sea in Japan is known to be calm, but I’ve never seen a ferry as open as the one in Puget Sound. When my mother first came to Seattle, she thought this vast water was a lake.

Bellingham Boardwalk: Photo by Author Akemi Sagawa
Elliott Bay and Mt. Rainier: Photo by Author Akemi Sagawa

Having lived here in Seattle for almost 30 years, I now associate the word “sea” with this calm, quiet, serene impression. When I walk along the shores on Boardwalk in Bellingham or a pathway along Elliott Bay in Seattle, I feel like a baby floating in a mother’s womb.

The first life form came from the sea, didn’t it? There must be a reason why I feel that way!

In response to Dr. Preeti Singh’s Nature prompt. Thank you for your lead!

Inspired by William J Spirdione’s beautiful story.

Also enjoyed Marta Henriques’ article.

Originally published at https://akemisagawa.com on January 3, 2023.

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