Though I was born in the high desert, and raised by desert people, I lived within a mile and half of a major body of water — Lake Michigan — for my entire conscious life. The lake is a defining feature of both Chicago and Northwest Indiana, and eventually I learned to turn to the lakeshore (or the evergreen Chicago River) when I was feeling particularly overwhelmed or melancholy.
Dorothy and I go to the beach for a nap, or to watch a rocket launch.
Great one Marissa. I know that place!