I was walking down the beach in Santa Barbara, California.
![my shadow on the beach](https://yiction.com/wp- content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_1919-768x1024.jpg)
I felt a complex combination of nostalgia, hopefulness, and inner calm.
![another photo of the beach](https://yiction.com/wp- content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_1924-768x1024.jpg)
I took multiple photos, trying to capture how I felt with them. But I knew they wouldn’t be enough. So I took this voice memo, too:
But the audio of the setting doesn’t capture exactly how you feel in a given moment. So I sat down, and got out my computer.
![my feet](https://yiction.com/wp- content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_1930-768x1024.jpg)
And then I made you this song:
My sister took the polaroid and photograph that became the album cover. I photoshopped out the thumb that was holding it up.
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