Comments by tsarmina

Just the knees? :D

Photo: 06-14 A little kneeling, a tiny struggle10/13/24report

Hugs! :kiss:

Photo: 06-13 Well... this is going to disappoint UMD10/13/24report

Oh! This might have been my last mud for the season! I hope not, but... it's going to be too cold really soon!

Photo: 06-11 A little fun10/13/24report

It was okayish here...

Photo: 06-09 Right?10/13/24report

:kiss:

Photo: 06-08 That counts as sink, right?10/13/24report

It is a *little* better...

Photo: 06-07 Took a few steps closer to the water...10/13/24report

Sniff, sniff. 8(

Photo: 06-06 Whelp... that was underwhelming 10/13/24report

Yes... the river's usually this low in August, then higher to floodier in September through to July. Totally different cycle thank usual!

Photo: 06-05 And... the si... where's the sink?10/13/24report

This sank over the boot tops on Wednesday! ;-(

Photo: 06-04 The step down!10/13/24report

:splosh:

Photo: 06-03 The Precipice of Wednesday10/13/24report

I hope I'll get another few muddy days with them! These boots don't last that long! x-D

Photo: 06-02 The 'Fit10/13/24report

Aww, thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 06-01 Going back to Wednesday's Mud10/13/24report

But
BUT
BUTT
I had ever so much more fun on Friday than I did on Monday! :D

Photo: 06-11 A little fun10/13/24report

I mourn the loss of the mud I knew so long ago... (like 48 hours, plus or minus 1-2 x-D )

Photo: 06-11 A little fun10/13/24report

:splosh:

Photo: 06-20 Bright lignts, but how to fix this?10/13/24report

Thank you! :kiss:

Photo: 06-19 There we go!10/13/24report

Right? This one was just too funny not to share! x-D

Photo: 06-17 At least there's smiles...10/13/24report

I'm even more excited, knowing what you're going to see over the next handful of days! Squeeeee! :loveeyes:

Photo: 06-01 Going back to Wednesday's Mud10/13/24report

Yes! so much fun! :loveeyes:

Photo: 06-07 Took a few steps closer to the water...10/13/24report

This set has some shallow fun before it goes off the deep end! :loveeyes:

Photo: 06-07 Took a few steps closer to the water...10/13/24report

Yassssss! A "devilishly deep wine-based burgundy" in this case! :kiss:

Photo: 06-01 Going back to Wednesday's Mud10/13/24report

That's why they're muddy fun - not muddy functionality! x-D

Photo: 05-06 What we're working with here10/12/24report

It was so much fun! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-40 Leaning back for a smile10/12/24report

Thanks to both of you! :kiss: :kiss:

Photo: 05-06 What we're working with here10/12/24report

*giggles* :kiss:

Photo: 05-60 Aftermath: still silty the next day!10/12/24report

It's a good river, and it's mine, and I love it! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-54 Getting dark at some angles10/12/24report

Just hanging out with my otter frens! :love:

(seriously, saw another at the end of this set, swimming - and that pic was just a complete miss or so bad a focusing that I can't even tell where the otter was - and then on the shore - where she just moved too fast for me to attempt the focus! The phone condom does a great job keeping the phone dry, but the touchscreen is... touchy... )

Photo: 05-50 The results 10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-49 ...and two10/12/24report

It was a workout and a half! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-47 Making progress 10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-46 Just keep wading10/12/24report

Very silty! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-44 A look back10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-57 Showering off the leggings 10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-52 Wading out10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-51 In for a rinse cycle 10/12/24report

It had a good grip, lots of suction. :D

Photo: 05-48 One knee again...10/12/24report

*giggle* I absolutely was! And I got some last night! :love:

Photo: 05-45 On both knees 10/12/24report

Oh, it already went over the top! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-43 Crawling out 10/12/24report

I might have to try to upload the video... although the phone condom squeaking is more audible than the mud slurping, unfortunately! (._.)

Photo: 05-41 Churning back and forth10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss: :kiss: Another the sun reached through the lens to tweak in weird ways! :love:

Photo: 05-55 Smile into the sun10/12/24report

Thanks to both of you! :kiss: :kiss: And that song is always in my head, especially Roger's version from The Lost Boys! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-53 Don't let the sun go down on me 10/12/24report

The silt washes down easy... the stains from my water supply, not so much! x-D

Photo: 05-59 Balancing act10/12/24report

Thanks everyone! :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:

Photo: 05-58 Wash it all off10/12/24report

Hah! The overloading my backup storage space was happening too, but this was more about the sun doing crazy things with the camera's perception of the scene! :D

Photo: 05-56 Overloading the camera10/12/24report

Maybe one third silt, two thirds water? :love:

Photo: 05-52 Wading out10/12/24report

Thank you! :kiss:

Photo: 05-51 In for a rinse cycle 10/12/24report

Still climbing out! :D

Photo: 05-48 One knee again...10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-45 On both knees 10/12/24report

x-D

Photo: 05-43 Crawling out 10/12/24report

Yassssss! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-42 Dipped under10/12/24report

Mmmmmm! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-41 Churning back and forth10/12/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-56 Overloading the camera10/12/24report

So much got in there! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-42 Dipped under10/12/24report

The conga rats are dancing for you, WOTD! :love:

User: April Feelix10/12/24report

OhMyGoddess I do try to be careful about that! Another reason to bring others along with me! :love:

Photo: 05-28 Walking in my own footsteps 10/11/24report

I am, 100%! I kinda always thought I really wanted to go back home to New England... but a few weeks back I realized I really love my river here, even more than some of my past rivers in this state and back where I'm from. :kiss:

Photo: 05-22 ...and there's river underneath!10/11/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-38 Slosh and sink10/11/24report

*giggle* :kiss:

Photo: 05-35 Room for two10/11/24report

Oh! MrWetShirt, this set isn't over yet! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-40 Leaning back for a smile10/11/24report

Thank you! :kiss:

Photo: 05-40 Leaning back for a smile10/11/24report

Thanks! If at first you don't flood your boots, try, try again! :D

Photo: 05-32 Boot sized puddles10/11/24report

Of course! :kiss:

Photo: 05-29 They fill up so quickly 10/11/24report

*giggle* :love:

Photo: 05-26 The last step was the deepest 10/11/24report

Yes indeed! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-31 Straight to the top 10/11/24report

Thank you! :kiss:

Photo: 05-02 Double down on the pink10/11/24report

And there's shy me, ducking and covering from a couple people walking just downriver, immediately followed by a boat going upriver on the far shore... hah! :D

Photo: 05-28 Walking in my own footsteps 10/11/24report

The river is pretty hard to miss... x-D

Photo: 05-22 ...and there's river underneath!10/11/24report

It did! I love it! Went back there tonight, so there'll be another set coming up as soon as this one is done! :kiss:

Photo: 05-21 Still sinking...10/11/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-24 A painted boot10/11/24report

And I'm not planning on getting it out immediately! :D

User: tsarmina10/11/24report

The friend is me.

User: tsarmina10/11/24report

Asking for a friend

User: tsarmina10/11/24report

How do you get silty mud out of your hair?

User: tsarmina10/11/24report

*giggle*

Photo: 05-28 Walking in my own footsteps 10/11/24report

It's hard to get the perspective, and I'm sure I arched a bit, but... I'm at close to a 45 degree angle, leaning back, with the silt keeping me from landing on my ass! x-D

Photo: 05-40 Leaning back for a smile10/11/24report

This was constant back and forth, churning the mud with both legs together, and leaning back pretty far too! :kiss:

Photo: 05-39 So close!10/11/24report

I was wiggling whole legs and feet! Churning that up good! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-36 Wiggle room 10/11/24report

:loveeyes:

Photo: 05-33 Back in the deepest one10/11/24report

:splosh:

Photo: 05-32 Boot sized puddles10/11/24report

I kinda love that - stepping into a water-filled former footstep! :love:

Photo: 05-29 They fill up so quickly 10/11/24report

I need to bring you two along so I can play in deeper mud! x-D

Photo: 05-28 Walking in my own footsteps 10/11/24report

Yay! :splosh:

Photo: 05-31 Straight to the top 10/11/24report

Yes! Oh! You can see the mark that deeper quicksand left when I tried to climb out there! :love:

Photo: 05-27 Rentry: dry10/11/24report

You got the reference! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-26 The last step was the deepest 10/11/24report

The wet spot up close to the right? That looked innocent and dry, and was the wettest, deepest quicksandy quicksand in this section.

My guess? The stream centered here when it flowed, and carved away the softer ground, which later settled with the silty sandy quick stuff. But just a guess.

Photo: 05-25 First round footsteps 10/11/24report

There's suction at depth, but... kinda a depth-limited quicksand, with a dry top layer. :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-24 A painted boot10/11/24report

Oh, no! The flood height was maybe 10 feet or more above the ground level. It's probably the more common water level, though?

Photo: 05-23 The stream's delta10/11/24report

:splosh:

Photo: 05-22 ...and there's river underneath!10/11/24report

Yes! The water just filters through all that sandy silt! :loveeyes:

Photo: 05-21 Still sinking...10/11/24report

:splosh:

Photo: 05-28 Walking in my own footsteps 10/11/24report

The conga rats are dancing for you again, WOTD! :love:

User: Messygirl10/11/24report

And with this set and the one from last night... both were great sinks right from the start! :loveeyes:

Photo: 03-05 First step is a doozy!10/10/24report

Yesterday was their break-in walk! :D

Photo: 05-06 What we're working with here10/10/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-01 "On Wednesdays we wear pink."10/10/24report

The conga rats are dancing for you, WOTD! :love:

User: 54321Splt10/10/24report

Thank you! :kiss:

Photo: 05-01 "On Wednesdays we wear pink."10/10/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: PB-05710/10/24report

Thank you! :kiss:

Photo: PB-053 Do you like my hat?10/10/24report

Thanks! :kiss:

Photo: 05-20 Now this is a surprise!10/10/24report

I kinda always thought I really wanted to get back home to New England... but I realized recently I really do love my river here. I loved my other rivers too, but this one... maybe a bit more? :love:

Photo: 05-14 My river, she is low10/10/24report

Yes! That was the deep mud that destroyed the zip in the last pair of boots! Well... where I noticed the zip fail, anyway!

Photo: 05-13 My former footsteps10/10/24report