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Ted and I have been talking about going back to Brazos Bend for a long time, but never really set a date. Our friend, Miranda, is taking some photography course in college and has a project due soon, so we all agreed to head there for a photo walk around the park. The last time I was there was during the mating season of the indigenous American Alligator. They were everywhere and quite wild. One time, I counted 89 gators from one to 14 feet in about an hour and a half. The morning was brisk and by the time we arrived at the park, it was still around 50 degrees out. We did manage to see a few alligators after the sun came up and started warming the surface, but even the avian population was scarce by comparison to the other half of the year. It was a nice walk. Peaceful. I managed to complete the loop without too much pause due to the 1600 mg of Ibuprofen staged in consumption throughout the morning. My back is still is constant pain and I plan on investigating professional help of some sort this week if I can manage. The afternoon was quiet and I'm headed for a glass of wine and some couch time... hopefully to be followed with early bed. I didn't like any of the photos I took, but then again, I wasn't really trying for anything today. Just killing time between sleep.