Heather Shayne Blakeslee reminds us not to pull the ladder up behind us in our politically divided times // We compile a list of to-dos in Camden // RQ discusses the rich history of the USS Becuna and other warships at the Independence Seaport Museum // Lauren Earline Leonard on the backstory of why Philly goes ‘down the shore’ // We recommend books by Virginia Woolf and Werner Herzog, and the documentaries 100 Foot Wave and The Deepest Breath // Exhibitions and art by Mavis Pusey at the Institute for Contemporary Art, Tom Judd at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia “At First There Was a Sea” at 12 Gates Gallery, and a check-in with water baby Saskia Fleishman  // Emily Dickinson on strolling on the beach with her dog // A snippet of sailor talk from Moby-Dick // Theater-kid-turned-lay-naturalist Anisa George reminds us that we are not in control of nature as she chases the wonder of a bird migration // Photographer Thomas Brummett on rivers and infinite systems  // Bali’s sacred water system via Tyler Blodgett’s documentary photography // Michael M. Clements on overcoming fear and self-doubt to finally catch a mid-life wave in Indonesia