Like so many others, the pandemic renewed my old hobbies while introducing me to new hobbies. For a while, it seemed like being outside was the only safe thing to do, so during that first pandemic summer my partner and I bought a new-to-us canoe from a guy in Ogden. Weekend after weekend, we took it out on the water to fish, watercolor, or simply just paddle around. One weekend, we took the canoe out for my birthday. We paddled around Smith and Morehouse reservoir, and while my partner unsuccessfully fished, I painted this water color of my surroundings.