It was too nice today not to get out on the water for a while. The first day of the month is often one of my busiest days, so I hustled to take care of business before tossing my boat on the creek and going for a short paddle.
I couldn’t resist the urge to check on one of my mud holes as I paddled by. When I got there, I stripped off my outer layer of clothes and sauntered through the mud. 
I wasn’t prepared to get too muddy, so I struggled across the thick mud and climbed out the other side. Then I climbed up on a tree and jumped back into the mud. I sank up to my waist when I jumped in, so I had to wriggle myself back out of the thick mud a second time. I left the video camera running the entire time. I looked at the video. It’s not bad. It may take me a couple days to get around to editing it and uploading it. Update: The video is now on-line here. In the meantime, I snapped two muddy-crotch photos for you to check out.
On a related note: The water temperature is already pretty tolerable. Last year there was ice on the mud where the sun doesn’t shine. This year the mud is not even that cold. Finally, the weather varies between cold nights (around freezing) with 50 degree days, and mild nights with 70 degree days. For this time of year, it’s unusually warm. My mud season may get off to an early start, if this trend continues.