{"id":7148,"date":"2026-03-26T20:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=7148"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:36:19","slug":"first-attempt-in-the-remixed-mud-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=7148","title":{"rendered":"First Attempt in the Remixed Mud Pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a01a33f75017&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_1-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_1.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Well, today was pretty warm. Not as warm as I would have liked, and there was a chilling breeze, but I had to try something I&#8217;ve been pondering for a few days. My primary goal was to get an interesting still photo, but I set up to shoot some video while I was there.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a01a33f7548a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_5.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>My idea for a photograph was a success, but there were some issues so the video didn&#8217;t go as planned. I still got very muddy and the ropes I tied on for the photo guaranteed that I was going to get horny; even though the mud was pretty cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have more than enough video to edit a clip, but, as is so often the case, I have no ambition for creating a clip at the moment. I may get to it on Saturday because it&#8217;s supposed to be cold (!)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a01a33f757d2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_2-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_2-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_2-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_swamp_2.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I know some of you are dying to see me all muddy, so I snagged some still images and threw together a short vlog-teaser that I reduced to 1\/2 FHD resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can thank my friend, Anne, for the high quality still images that she took with my Nikon DSLR. At least she took 2 out of 3 of them. She definitely took the one on the left, which I already know is your favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the teaser\/vlog video, below. I think you&#8217;ll like it. I included a little of everything except the cleanup. There was no video taken of the cleanup, just a couple stills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-26_mud-pit-vlog-teaser.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, today was pretty warm. Not as warm as I would have liked, and there was a chilling breeze, but I had to try something I&#8217;ve been pondering for a few days. My primary goal was to get an interesting still photo, but I set up to shoot some video while I was there. My &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=7148\">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":[4,29,11,17,207],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inversion","category-mud-pit","category-teasertrailers","category-the-back-yard","category-video-blog-vlog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148","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=7148"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7156,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148\/revisions\/7156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}