L1 Oskar: ~1959-2000

(Dave Ellifrit - 1998)

More animal illustrations. I’ve wanted to draw Japanese resident killer whales for a long time. They’re probably my favorite residents, because they seem even longer and more streamlined than other populations, for some reason. That and their fins and flippers look bigger. I also love how some have very skinny eyepatches. Overall, very beautiful whales and definitely on my bucket list of populations I need to see in person.

beware of the nonhuman pipeline

I hear that

Orcas near Fox Island, Washington [16 Aug 2026]

Some of the Japanese Resident whales have gorgeous saddle patches.

J36 Alki.

Credit: orcabehavior.

T11 Wakana and her son T11A Rainy on October 3, 2015

Wakana was born in 1963 which makes her 52 years old. She gave birth to Rainy in 1978 meaning he’s now 37 years old.

Photos by Sooke Coastal Explorations (x)

why is being sent to the seaside no longer a medical prescription. i know it would fix me.

I miss my mama, I miss the rhythmic thudding of her heart beating, I miss the warmth and safety of her presence.

I miss swimming with my pod as a calf, I miss the warmth of brushing against her and feeling her comfort.

I am lucky to have a wonderful mama in my human life but I miss my old mama too.

I miss Iceland

I miss Norway

I miss my home

I miss the ocean

I miss my body

I miss what life was supposed to be

I was born to be an orc, to be a dolphin. I was born to be a cetacean, I was born to swim in rough seas, in cold water.

I was meant to live in Iceland, I was meant to live in Norway. I was meant to live in the cold waters of the north, this isn’t what I was meant to do.