{"id":7195,"date":"2026-04-13T10:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=7195"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:03:43","slug":"an-afternoon-in-the-swamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=7195","title":{"rendered":"An Afternoon in the Swamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69de4f3f5b6ed&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_31_01-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_31_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_31_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_31_01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_31_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_31_01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_31_01.jpg 1800w\" 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>I spent a few hours, exploring the swamp, yesterday. It was a strenuous slog with a heavy backpack and my moccasin boots. At one time, I got in up to my crotch and I could not move my legs. The mud was very thick and I just couldn&#8217;t break it&#8217;s grip. I ended up sinking about waist deep before I finally managed to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69de4f3f5bf38&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_00_02-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_00_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_00_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_00_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_00_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_00_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4kForExport_00_00_00_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" 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>In addition to getting stuck, I found myself struggling to pull my boots out of the thick mud, over and over again. It was a desperate slog, but I had a lot of fun and I think I found some new places to shoot some drama. I doubt I&#8217;d ever be able to do a &#8220;quicksand&#8221; scene out there, but there is a lot of potential for perilous drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ll be publishing more than one clip from this adventure. There will definitely be a very real &#8220;stuck&#8221; clip, because I was genuinely stuck. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-12_short540p.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent a few hours, exploring the swamp, yesterday. It was a strenuous slog with a heavy backpack and my moccasin boots. At one time, I got in up to my crotch and I could not move my legs. The mud was very thick and I just couldn&#8217;t break it&#8217;s grip. I ended up sinking &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/?p=7195\">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":[3,7,223,11],"tags":[102,239,86],"class_list":["post-7195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deepmud","category-exploring","category-stuck","category-teasertrailers","tag-jean-shorts","tag-moccasin-boots","tag-short-shorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7195","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=7195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7202,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7195\/revisions\/7202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudlover.com\/theswamp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}