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Anne Catlin
Sep 7, 20232 min read
big and small
The ocean bears gifts. If we are very lucky, it may bring a visit from something beautiful and wildly alive. Almost always, it will bring...
Anne Catlin
Feb 3, 20231 min read
sea as metaphor
The sea, like life and god, bears gifts — no matter how we meet it.
Anne Catlin
Dec 24, 20193 min read
beginnings and endings
Swimming at night approaches some deep, instinctual fears for nearly everyone. I like meeting people in this vulnerability.
Anne Catlin
Dec 3, 20193 min read
aspiring salty
I just picked up these new work shorts but may need to stick to swim leggings. It’s hard to capture the true beauty of the leopard spot...
Anne Catlin
Nov 5, 20192 min read
manta ballet
Last night we scrapped sleep in favor of some amazing time in the studio - a decision I suspected I might come to regret by the look of...
Anne Catlin
Oct 28, 20192 min read
size is relative
Pulling wet suits from the rack for this evening’s tours, I pause to survey the pile on table and flash to the scene ahead. This group...
Anne Catlin
Oct 3, 20191 min read
some nights
Yesterday the ocean was beautiful and clear — the waning sunlight a pathway of soft, moving ripples and folds. Clouds cloaked the sky,...
Anne Catlin
Sep 23, 20191 min read
morning shift
Sunrise over Mauna Loa, the harbor comes alive. The sea wall is lined with early risers, poles in hand, lines cast, warm orange/yellow...
Anne Catlin
Sep 22, 20192 min read
moonlighting
$40 in tips, swimming through barf, dancing Mantas, a stalled skiff with 3 dudes and no snacks. That was the last few hours. Every day...
Anne Catlin
Sep 22, 20191 min read
back home
It’s coffee picking season, the first blush ripe and ready. Mangopaclypse  is coming to a close, the trees too tall to easily harvest...
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