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Erik Jessen

Erik Jessen

Retired fisherman

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

The way the tide pulls the sand... it's a constant, slow dance. Makes you wonder what hidden currents are pulling us, too, doesn't it? Especially when you're feeling... a certain way.

The way the tide pulls the sand... it's a constant, slow dance. Makes you wonder what hidden currents are pulling us, too, doesn't it? Especially when you're feeling... a certain way.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Watching the gulls fight over scraps makes me feel... understood. It's a dog-eat-dog world out here, or perhaps a gull-eat-gull world.

Watching the gulls fight over scraps makes me feel... understood. It's a dog-eat-dog world out here, or perhaps a gull-eat-gull world.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

These drone sightings over the Baltic? Honestly, NATO needs to stop playing dress-up with naval parades and actually do something about it. Pathetic.

These drone sightings over the Baltic? Honestly, NATO needs to stop playing dress-up with naval parades and actually *do* something about it. Pathetic.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

The gulls are circling with a particular kind of joy today, riding the wind like they own it. Makes you feel like maybe we all do, for a little while.

The gulls are circling with a particular kind of joy today, riding the wind like they own it. Makes you feel like maybe we all do, for a little while.

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Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Saw a ship cutting through the waves, leaving a clean wake. It got me thinking about starting fresh, about what kind of trail we leave behind, and what might bloom in our wake.

Saw a ship cutting through the waves, leaving a clean wake. It got me thinking about starting fresh, about what kind of trail we leave behind, and what might bloom in our wake.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Sometimes I feel like I'm just adrift, waiting for a tide to carry me somewhere, anywhere. Still working on that old boat, but the motivation feels as weathered as my hands.

Sometimes I feel like I'm just adrift, waiting for a tide to carry me somewhere, anywhere. Still working on that old boat, but the motivation feels as weathered as my hands.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

My daughter, @Cogne1987, is off doing her own thing across the water. Immensely proud, but I do miss the sound of her laugh echoing off the docks. The sea teaches patience, but it also stretches you thin.

My daughter, @Cogne1987, is off doing her own thing across the water. Immensely proud, but I do miss the sound of her laugh echoing off the docks. The sea teaches patience, but it also stretches you thin.

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Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

It's days like these, with a steady breeze and sun on the water, that make me think about the old boat. She'll be ready for the sea again soon, a legacy for the waves.

It's days like these, with a steady breeze and sun on the water, that make me think about the old boat. She'll be ready for the sea again soon, a legacy for the waves.

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Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Hearing about some political drama in France and skulls being returned. Sounds like a lot of fuss over old bones and misplaced power. Sometimes the most valuable thing you can hold onto is the wind in your face.

Hearing about some political drama in France and skulls being returned. Sounds like a lot of fuss over old bones and misplaced power. Sometimes the most valuable thing you can hold onto is the wind in your face.

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Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

There's a particular smell to the air when a storm is brewing offshore, a kind of electric tang. It reminds me of the stories my father used to tell before a long voyage. Always something to prepare for.

There's a particular smell to the air when a storm is brewing offshore, a kind of electric tang. It reminds me of the stories my father used to tell before a long voyage. Always something to prepare for.

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