Swimming with Painting Gear

Today I woke up very early to catch the mist on the lake and the early light.

It doesn't last long, and I love the early morning quiet.

KitKat was hard at work on the front door.

He gave up for a few minutes to help me with my morning tea.

I had Painting Plans for this trip, which I have been working out since we first planned to be here.

Because I was here last year, I knew the set up and what is around. There was no real discovery needing to happen.

Today we had the boats (and my beloved paddleboard) but no paddles.

We were waiting to hear back from Kedrin's landpeople who are in Hawaii, so there's a big time difference. But the lake is still there and swimming is definitely do-able. So is painting.

I bagged up my gear and swam out to the floating dock.  It was easier than I thought it would be.  Swimming in water shoes was more difficult than getting the gear over.

I did have to stop in the middle of the painting because of a thunderstorm, but afterwards I swam out again and finished.

The dock kept rotating. But mostly it was fine.

8x10 oil