Paul had the good fortune to live in a small town and in a house that was located across the street from an inland waterway that was used for commercial fishing and pleasure boating. In the rear of the property were several acres of woodland. His second-floor bedroom afforded him a magnificent view of both the water and the woods. This is how he gained his adventurous love of the water, marine life, animals, birds, and a general love of all things aligned with nature, including fellow workers and other slices of life.His dreams became a reality by taking to sea in his mid-teens to his now midlife years as a fisherman and then as an able-bodied seaman aboard a research vessel. His love of nature and his experiences has enabled him to bring all this together, projecting it in poetic form for the enjoyment of all to read and interpret.