{"id":5921,"date":"2023-02-28T17:51:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2023-02-28T17:51:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:51:24","slug":"late-winter-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=5921","title":{"rendered":"Late Winter Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The weather is warming up; maybe a bit faster than it should be. I went out kayaking, today. I was hoping to catch a low tide and explore some more of my swamp. The wind really screwed with the tides, so I mostly spent my time exploring. Sometimes I get lucky and I find a new spot.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The shorts I was wearing are some new cutoffs I tailored to fit me just the way I like. I&#8217;ve been wearing them a lot, but this was their first trip into the swamp.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I stopped a couple times to take some photos. First I took some photos of me, then I got some pretty decent photos of a large alligator, sunning himself on the bank. I recorded video on my action-cam. As usual, the best bits didn&#8217;t get recorded because I ditched my gear to explore some terrain that was very difficult to navigate.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28_swamp3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll try to put together a trip vlog (video) at some point. I&#8217;ll be pretty busy this week, so I decided to post something quick before I move on to the next thing. Otherwise, I&#8217;m definitely ready for another mud season. I hope it&#8217;s a good one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather is warming up; maybe a bit faster than it should be. I went out kayaking, today. I was hoping to catch a low tide and explore some more of my swamp. The wind really screwed with the tides, so I mostly spent my time exploring. Sometimes I get lucky and I find a &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=5921\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[151,192,86,193],"class_list":["post-5921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exploring","tag-cutoffs","tag-denim","tag-short-shorts","tag-shortshorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5921"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5927,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921\/revisions\/5927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}