A better day than we’d had lately, but still a bit cloudy in the morning. Only two of us were there, and we drove down to the fishing pond. It makes a nice enough subject, if a little bland, but the diffuse light coming through the cloud layer made it difficult to find a good composition. I settled on a view that focused on a tree beginning to turn orange at its top, hoping to play the cool and warm colors off each other. Since my time was limited (I was due in Timonium that afternoon), I concentrated on getting the tree and shoreline blocked in; the pond is still unfinished. If I complete the piece in the studio, I will not only have to finish the pond, but also strengthen (i.e., invent) the lights, as it remained overcast all morning. The sun was just beginning to peek through the clouds as we were packing up, of course.