In the middle of the town of Port Royal, SC, there is a treasure… The Cypress Wetland Park.  Over the years, the town recognized the value of this wetland and have worked hard to preserve it.  Last year they completed a boardwalk that skirts the edge of the wetland.  In the middle is an island rookery. Along the east and south sides are stands of Bald Cypress, dancing ladies that grace the wetland with their hoop skirts…. at least that’s what they remind me of, especially when the trunks have water around them 🙂

Here is a short video that the town made during the final building stages…

In a month or so, the rookery will be a hopping place.  I hope to find myself back here, capturing all facets of breeding season.

The above journal pages are in a Stillman and Birn 8.5 x 5.5 Alpha Series hardbound journal. The tree on the right and the Spanish Moss were painted with a large round Pentel waterbrush.  I find that if I load the brush with pigment, then touch the brush to a Bounty paper towel to get excess moisture off, I can achieve a dry brush effect.  The pen sketching was done with a sepia colored 005 Micron pen.