Tuesday, April 10, 2012

ABC Wednesday: Mud

After a downpour last week, the dogwood blossoms fell from the tree and were mired in mud.
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Since one of the definitions of mire is a muddy ground, I guess mired in mud may be redundant. Kind of like saying mired in mire.
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The last two shots are from several winters ago of frozen mud.
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I like the crunchy sound of frozen mud.
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26 comments:

  1. MaRApril 10, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    Love your muddy take on the theme...!

    M is for... Mar :)

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  2. Penelope NotesApril 10, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    Nice choice for the letter “M”! I can almost feel the crunchiness of stepping into the frozen mud. And the fallen petals stuck on the clay gray mud make surprisingly pretty patterns. :)

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  3. mrsnesbittApril 10, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    Who do the footprints belong to? Mesmerising! A MYstery! lol!
    Thanks so much
    Denise ABC Team

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  4. Tina´s PicStoryApril 10, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    mud with blossom hearts :) beautiful!

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  5. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    Hi Carver, happy belated Easter Sunday.

    I'm participating in ABC Wednesday. I had to find something for Wed (Tues for us actually) since the fate of Watery Wednesday is unsure. ABC is like photo hunting a lot. I like it.

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  6. photowannabeApril 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    Dogwood in the Muddy Mire sort of made me sad.
    Terrific shots though.

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  7. AnnieApril 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    I like your essay on Mud. Your photos make it look good! I too like the crunchy sound. Guess it will be a while before we see anymore frozen mud.

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  8. MerylApril 10, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    Sweet "M" post. I also like the sound of crunch leaves and crunchy mud - feels somewhat empowering I guess!

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  9. Luna MirandaApril 10, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    the textures in the last photo are interesting. petals on mud is kinda sad.

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  10. Mrs.DApril 10, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    great composition!

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  11. Jane and ChrisApril 10, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    Thought the last photo would be of a person wearing a mud pack!!
    Jane x

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  12. EG CameraGirlApril 10, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Oh dear! Yours are gone and ours haven't even appeared yet!

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  13. CarolApril 10, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    Nice shots for the M day! I like mired in mud!

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  14. Leslie:April 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    You are aMazing - what an awesome post about MUD! Love your photos and comment about frozen mud. lol

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  15. BarbaraApril 10, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    A very different take on the letter M, good Mud shots!

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  16. Gillian OlsonApril 10, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    It is sad when the rain brings down those lovely blossoms; I don't mind mired in mud, an alliteration I think. Those images of the frozen reddish mud are amazing. Great M's.

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  17. caiteApril 10, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    love the footprints, coming or going.

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  18. Roger Owen GreenApril 10, 2012 at 9:58 PM

    frozen mud is oddly cool
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  19. HildredApril 10, 2012 at 11:20 PM

    Wonderful photos, -marvelous textures.

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  20. Paula Scott Molokai Girl StudioApril 11, 2012 at 12:13 AM

    Love the colors and the textures of the mud!

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  21. KMApril 11, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    Great shots. I like in particular how you captured the reddish brown color of mud :)

    Dropping by for ABC Wednesday ^^

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  22. Chubskulit RoseApril 11, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    Ouch, I love dogwood!

    We had snow last night, Weird weather we have these days.

    Little MISSES
    Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

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  23. TeamgsquareApril 11, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Lovely captures ....

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  24. HazelApril 11, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    How about mired in sin? It's the only time ever I've seen the use of the word mire. With sin. It's also my first time to see frozen mud. Over in my part of the world we have baked mud. Love those white petals. It reminds me of a family friend's garden wedding.

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  25. jewaiciousApril 11, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    What great captures of textures and tones. The lovely dogwood blossoms even look beautiful on the ground. I hate it when that happens. Nature, can't avoid it.

    My flowering plum blooms for about one or two days, due to the usual winds. Grr.

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  26. Sallie (FullTime-Life.comApril 12, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    I usually hate mud. But the dogwood petals are a lovely pattern -- and in the older pix, if the mud we used to have to deal with had frozen, I wouldn't have hated it nearly so much.

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