the poem that the title "for the record" comes from has the signature line, "my jackets in your mudpuddles." what's that? you didn't know I had a spoken word CD? indeed I do ... mail me & we can work out a trade.

A rainy day for a walk, but we didn't get too wet.

Playmobil men taking a little journey through a mud puddle :)

•Born: 1552

•Birthplace: Devonshire, England

•Died: 29 October 1618 (beheading)

•Best Known As: The man who laid his cloak over a mudpuddle for the queen

Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the grand scalawags of the Elizabethan Age. He made a name for himself fighting the Irish at Munster; later he was introduced at court and became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. Known for his wit and womanizing, Raleigh was in and out of Elizabeth's favor. (According to a famous legend he once laid his plush and expensive cloak over a mud puddle so that the Queen's feet would not be dirtied; the legend has long been disputed, but it may actually be true.) He also organized expeditions to the new world, popularized tobacco, and found time to write poetry on the side. Raleigh was not a favorite of Elizabeth's successor, James I, who kept Sir Walter imprisoned in the Tower of London for years and finally had him beheaded in 1618.

After Raleigh's execution, his head was embalmed and returned to his wife... Some sources say on the day he was beheaded Raleigh was granted a last smoke of tobacco -- establishing the tradition of giving a prisoner a last cigarette before execution.

Read more: www.answers.com/topic/sir-walter-raleigh#ixzz1cxQqZHbV

Congo Square had it's share of water and mud.

There were two traffic islands in this parking lot, and this one was my favorite: It's adorable! I call it "my lawn."

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In Dallas, Texas, on February 13th, 2023, at the Fair Oaks Tennis Center in Fair Oaks Park, on Merriman Parkway west of Abrams Road.

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Simple things often make the best studies of light and shadow.

June 1, 2018 - We took a drive through "Native Iceland" which was a stand of birch trees. Here you can see Gudrun opening the gate so our bus can continue on our journey to "black castles" lava formations at Dimmuborgir.

It's more fun with friends, don't you think?

I'm out taking photos on this clear blue day, and first I was interrupted by an offroad buggy which blasted out the mudpuddles at 250 decibels, then everything was quiet for a while and over came these military helicopters sounding loud, heavy, and exaggeratedly masculine. I wonder how long Heaven would last with us actually in it?

Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe on Sunday 25 October, feature Gentle Heron, Paul Nowles and Mudpuddle Cleanslate.

It is not an aerial photo of the Amazon River, either. This is ice on the surface of a mudpuddle. I used GIMP to transform the colors. First I desaturated it then I shifted the colors to green.

Pilbara Western Australia

in mudpuddle near Horse Mountains

Photo by Kristine K. Stevens, a curious traveler, hiker, author and beekeeper.

Previously, Kristine sold her house, quit her job and traveled around the world. Learn more at "If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough: A Solo Journey Around the World."

#ds366 For the 1st assignment of @dailyshoot year 2, create a photo with a single element, no distractions, & lots of contrast.

ok, going with the red ball. still not happy with the focus issue with the little camera, tho >sigh< maybe i should go back to automatic focus? or maybe i should get over my intimidation of the BGC??

A splash of water from a puddle

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at Virginia Water, Surrey

ground water ice

Sputnik, Buzz, Mac, Bubbie and Eminoodle fish (for leaves) in the playground mudpuddle.

ground water ice

They were so beautifully red against the black burned tree trunk but when I got back with the camera there was just one left crawling on the forest floor.

Indiana

Wanting to catch the sun's image, I lowered exposure a lot - making the edge details strange and mysterious

(reflection in a small mud puddle)