{"id":4510,"date":"2019-04-22T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=4510"},"modified":"2019-04-22T13:45:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T17:45:03","slug":"working-playing-in-the-mud-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=4510","title":{"rendered":"Working\/Playing in the Mud Pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/03150001c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4513\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/03150001c-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/03150001c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/03150001c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/03150001c-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/03150001c.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It was near sunset so I had one hour at best, but I wanted to see if I could get anything done on my mud-pit reworking project, and get some video of it. I put on a thong, found a shovel, a bucket and a camera, and headed to the pit.<\/p>\n<p>I hoped I could bail the water out of the hole and finish removing the old mud, but there was too much water and I had too little time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4512\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>So, I decided to mix up the 110 gallon (416 liter) tank that is full of mud that I dredged out of the hole. The mud was still a little cold. It would have felt good on a hot day, but it was not that warm and the sun was setting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4511\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-04-18_mud-pit2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In any case, I had a camera running, so I had to make my best attempt at exploiting that tank full of mud. I wriggled myself in as deep as I could, and I gave the mud a good stirring.<\/p>\n<p>p.s. This has been a banner month for clip sales. I am encouraged to make more videos by the uptick in sales. If I continue to make sales, I&#8217;ll be sure to produce some new clips this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was near sunset so I had one hour at best, but I wanted to see if I could get anything done on my mud-pit reworking project, and get some video of it. I put on a thong, found a shovel, a bucket and a camera, and headed to the pit. 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