{"id":568,"date":"2011-07-17T23:05:32","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T03:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=568"},"modified":"2011-07-17T23:05:32","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T03:05:32","slug":"the-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=568","title":{"rendered":"The drought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, drought conditions have caused the level of my pond to drop to the point where there is very little water left. I decided to take advantage of the low water level to clean out some of the debris at the bottom of the pond, and also to dig a little deeper in hopes of hitting some water. I dressed in latex briefs and rubber boots for this task. By the time I was finished, I was covered from\u00a0 head to toe in mud and dirt. I shot some video while I was working, and took some photos when I was done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/theswamp\/?attachment_id=567\">Here is the video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-568 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?attachment_id=569'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3878-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"drought stricken pond\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3878-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3878-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3878-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3878.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-569'>\n\t\t\t\tWider view of work area\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?attachment_id=570'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3879-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"drought stricken pond\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3879-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3879-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3879-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3879.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-570'>\n\t\t\t\tMy work area\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?attachment_id=571'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3882-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"in search of water\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3882-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3882-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3882-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3882.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-571'>\n\t\t\t\tThe new deep spot\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?attachment_id=572'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3887-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"drought stricken pond\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3887-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3887-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3887-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DJT_3887.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-572'>\n\t\t\t\tWide view\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, drought conditions have caused the level of my pond to drop to the point where there is very little water left. 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