Monthly Archives: August 2014
A Friday Afternoon in the Swamp
It was a nice day to visit the swamp, even if the tides are not cooperative this time of year. Today was nothing like my last visit, but I found some mud to play in, for a few minutes. I first visited the peat swamp because I could see, on arrival, that the tide wasn’t … Continue reading
Swamp Marathon
I went out an hour before low tide today, because I was pretty sure I’d have another lame low tide. I figured I’d find a good spot, set up, and wait for the mud to be exposed, even if only for 20 minutes. Well, the tide was already pretty low when I arrived at the … Continue reading
Peat Mud Play
I set out on the creek, today, at low tide. The creek was still flooded from recent rainfall. I decided I would go for a paddle on the creek, regardless of whether I could go mudding. I took a trash bag so I could clean up the trash on the creek, and I took my … Continue reading
Rain Update
We have gotten over 9 inches (23 cm) in the past 7 days. The creek is flooded beyond hope. I checked it, yesterday at low tide. I’m not sure when I’ll be out in the swamp, again. There is more rain in the forecast. Today, after I mowed as much as I could, I uncovered … Continue reading
Hanging Around in the Woods
The rain still hasn’t stopped. I got this idea to go into the woods and hang by my ankles in the rain, but it stopped raining before I got out there. I do think the image would have been better if it had been raining, but it didn’t turn out too bad without rain. I … Continue reading