After having coffee at 7:30 at the gas station with Cooper Michael French, my long time painting buddy, we decided to go to the swamps and brave the mosquitoes,t he snakes, and critters , to capture the early morning light at Burnside Park. The highlight of the morning was this 10 or 11 foot alligator that is just swam right on past us about 50 feet away! I’ll post the finished painting in a few days.