As a Homer resident for a few years in high school, I knew of Hesketh Island from passing it in Kachemak Bay on our way to go fishing or visit Seldovia. I had the chance to set foot there this fall as part of a music residency with the Super Saturated Sugar Strings in collaboration with a pop-up adventure lodge where we shared our creative process. One of my favorite ways we create music as a group is by sharing little bits of melody that get turned into something bigger when others add what they hear. This simple melody started as something I sang when I got home and walked through the door after being gone for a while, it was inspired by the joy of feeling home.