Deep Mud Adventures
Swamping on June 2
Well, I may have cracked the code on the tides, with these nearly constant winds we’ve been having. I had to test my theory, yesterday, so I ventured out into the swamp. It was sunny and warm, but windy, like usual. I’ve been finding lower tides on the creek when we’re between moon phases than … Continue reading
The Lichen Collector (new clip)
Last year, I collaborated with Fngibtm to make another mud movie. Fngibtm seemed to have a commercial interest in lichens which motivated him to wander around in the treacherous swamp to collect them. That provided a great segue for him to get stuck in some bottomless quickmud … and he did. The spot we selected … Continue reading
Extended Mud Play
May 16 was a crazy day. After I had breakfast and watered the garden, I bicycled to where I launch my kayak to check the tide level. I found the tide to be pretty low, and it was still 45 minutes before low tide (according to the tide chart). I then bicycled to the store … Continue reading
Swamping, again
Trips into the swamp have been few and far between, this spring. The weather has been highly uncooperative, to say the least. Well, today we had sun, and an afternoon low tide. That’s always a good combination. I headed out early, to be sure to catch whatever low tide I got, given that the strong … Continue reading
The Crossing
On April 10, I ventured out for a deep mud adventure. I shot a lot of video, although it didn’t all come out as well as I wanted. A lot of it was overexposed, and my ground camera wasn’t aimed very well. However, the tide was super low and I was able to play in … Continue reading
April 6, Excursion
It was a little bit chilly, thanks to a brisk wind. It was also a bit windy, for the same reason … (video removed, due to age and large file size … I was wearing blue, latex briefs and an orange kayak shirt, and video was mostly closeups as I slogged through algae covered swamp … Continue reading
Swamping 2012-09-28
I haven’t had many opportunities to go to the swamp in the past month. As the full moon approached, I was trying to free up some time so I could take advantage of a late afternoon low tide. Friday was my last chance, and I ended up arriving at the water late, with only my … Continue reading
Blue latex briefs
I have been busy all week, and Friday (August 31) was my last chance to go mudding before the low tide moved too close to sunset. I’ve been dying to get back into the mud, so when I arrived at the water and the tide looked like it wasn’t going to get very low, I … Continue reading
Quicksand!
There is nothing quite like jumping into soupy, bottomless mud, with a 35 pound lead weight in tow. I’m probably lucky I didn’t just go right under. This all started when I remembered, at the last minute, that I wanted to catch the low tide at 16:00, today. It was already 16:00 when I remembered. … Continue reading
Really short sink
The moon was full and I was hoping for one last muddy adventure before the tides slipped into darkness. I expected an exceptionally low tide, but when I arrived at the water, I saw that the prospects were not good. Once I got out onto the water, I encountered a stiff wind, blowing up the … Continue reading