rice city pond 11x14

I went on a field trip today to visit where I used to live - Uxbridge, ma. I wanted to see a lot of fall color and try to paint it without getting garish..........I find that fall is hard to paint without lots of practice. I did a couple of small things which I wiped off and then this one which isn't great but isn't totally wretched either. This pond (which is huge and seems to transcend the term pond) is part of the Blackstone River watershed and I used to know the area pretty well but don't anymore. I was thrown off by the fact that there were no tides - the water changed constantly but remained the same level. It was hard to get a decent photo since it is so late.............not used to that rush hour traffic anymore!