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April 28 Projects
I had a busy day. I had to fix my boat trailer (I did most of the work yesterday, but I had to wait for the paint to dry before I could finish it), I pulverized more clumps of clay and screened the fine powder for a new pit that I also started preparing, today. … Continue reading
More Exploring
Today, I took a different approach to the swampy area I’ve been trying to explore. I went in by kayak, from the creek side. I hadn’t explored that side of the swamp, and appreciate being able to clean up in the deep water before returning to civilization. Heck, you might not even know I had … Continue reading
Exceptionally Dry Spring
The good news is that I still have some video I can edit and release, and I can still play in the swamp. The bad news is that, in spite of all the work I’ve put into my backyard pits this year, I am not going to indulge my urge to play in them until … Continue reading
Clay Transfer Completed!
Back in March I started shoveling the kaolin clay out of my old clay pit into the 110 gallon water tank, as the opening salvo of the great clay transfer. I blogged about that in a previous post. On April 1 we finished the berm that would border the new clay pit. The liner for … Continue reading
Update on the Kaolin Clay
Those of you who’ve been following me for years probably remember that I have a pit full of kaolin (white) clay that I don’t use often. There are a couple reasons I don’t use it, but one of them is that it essentially repels water. I get it reanimated with lots of physical effort and … Continue reading
Mixing the Clay
I’ve been experimenting with some clay that came with some fill dirt I had delivered to my home, recently. The clay is dark gray with a slight bluish tint. The blue is lost once I start mixing it, and it’s just gray. I don’t really care about the color, although darker colors are easier to … Continue reading
AI Generated Content
I’m not sure if any of you have witnessed some of the mud/quicksand videos that have been generated with AI tools. The idea of the Internet being flooded with gray, AI generated goo makes me feel like I swallowed a big gulp of swamp mud. Creators like me can’t complete with something that doesn’t require … Continue reading
New Mud Pit Clip
I’m wondering now, if anyone knows that I published another mud pit clip to my clip store? I didn’t post anything here because I had already blogged about the scenes and I assumed that my fans were also subscribed to my Clips4Sale studio. This has been a really bad year for mud video production. We … Continue reading
An Evening in the Mud Pit
We’ve had coastal flooding here for the past couple of weeks, so the tide level has been exceptionally high. i.e. No estuary mud. On October 5, 2025, I finally uncovered my mud pit to give it a stir. Someday, I’ll need to evacuate at least half of the mud from my mud pit, so I … Continue reading
Trip Report for July 31
I’ll probably be heading back to the swamp, today. We are heading into a new moon so the tides are low. It’s going to be really hot today, which kind of sucks because yesterday (the day I’m actually blogging about), my camera couldn’t get through a 10 minute recording without overheating. I think if I … Continue reading
A Weekend of Mudding
I went out to the swamp on May 4 and May 5. Unfortunately, I don’t have much to show for it. I hosted @Tannerquicksand (on X) in my swamp. The first day we went out, I took him out to Hunters Creek, which is a 2.5 mile paddle. We lost a lot of time on … Continue reading
Another Muddy Morning
On April 30 I talked myself into a trip into the swamp, in spite of my recent rejection from C4S that kind of broke my heart. I wasn’t going to shoot any video, but I wanted some documentation and maybe some bits for my blog, so I did shoot some video on my action camera. … Continue reading
Locating Mud (free video)
John Marsh went out exploring the forest, again on September 17. Here is a short video from his expedition. People often ask me how I find good places to sink. This video gives you a clue (like other exploring videos I’ve posted in the past). You can’t tell where you’re going to be able to … Continue reading
A Quick Trip
I left a silly plastic part in the swamp, yesterday. I knew it wouldn’t be damaged by the salt water, but I was afraid it might get carried away in a high tide or heavy rain, so I set out, today, to fetch it. I decided to wear an old pair of nylon briefs that … Continue reading