children and the young at heart
are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty
in honor of International Mud Day.
a man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it. ~R.C. Ferguson
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image credits: letthechildrenplay.com, firefliesandmudpuppies,g2goutside.org
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Reblogged this on Good Morning and commented:
Using R.C. Ferguson’s definition, I became old a long time ago.
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there is still time, fitz ) and thanks for the reblog. one can never have too much mud, i think.
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Mud glorious mud…smiles xx
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glorious indeed, jen )
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Hugs x
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I am not one to quibble about mud, Beth, but they should have made it on the anniversary of the original Woodstock festival. Or the 25th anniversary edition, which I wallowed through in Saugerties, N.Y., after which I returned with the saying: “I didn’t cover Woodstock II, it covered me.”
Thanks for making me aware of International Mud Day.
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great line mark. and why can’t every day be mud day?
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I look at my clothes and declare, they are, Beth, they are.
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International Mud Day?
Is there a T-Shirt?
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i’m quite sure there is a shirt lance, and cool about the mud guppy history )
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I had always hoped so.
🙂
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Said as only a Grandmother can. Great post Beth. Are the joeys there yet?
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true indeed, paul. soon, in 11 hours )
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Yay, I’m not getting old…ran right through one today. I love that quote…and mud.
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i’m so happy to hear that, mark !
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I am putting International Mud Day on my calendar from now on. It is party time!
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absolutely!
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How fabulous is that???????? Love this post.
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i so agree, and thanks!
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Me too. Lovin’ it.
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My favorite poet, mr. cummings is.
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i love him too.
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love that quote! my mom has said that one often too!
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me too, and i have no doubt susie would say this often!
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Mud’s great until you get it in your eye. 😦
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and even then )
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You wash it out and keep throwing it……
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Love! Those faces :). How much fun 🙂
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pure fun.
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I love people who are not fussy about getting a bit messy and I’m a long-time fan of e.e.cummings, and especially that his initials are always in small letters
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me too, all of that.
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Fantastic post! I was trying to explain what a mud kitchen was to someone only the other day. Mud is the stuff of life. I still love the myth that we started from clay and were fashioned from mud.
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thanks, i’m a huge fan of the mud kitchen too. and love the myth too )
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I love walking through puddles, even today.
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i’m happy to hear that, dk )
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I didn’t know there was such a holiday. Thank you for waiting to tell me about until my kids are too big to want to celebrate it!
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it is completely open to all ages, good news!
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Oh the fun of making mud pies and such – thanks for the memories.
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there’s still time, sheri )
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I think that’s why I like to garden so much. Are you being affected by the heavy rains?
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me too, sheri, it gives me another reason to get in the mud. rains not too bad in our part of the country, really so far, it’s just been enough to make things lush and green.
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i adore e.e. so much–fabulous, beth!!!
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thanks, susie, me too. and like us, he’s a lower case letter guy )
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The last image, the young one with his goggles … So unique. He looks like a little wild man. Good job, Beth. I learned two new prolific expressions, on your blog: “mud-lucious” and puddle-wonderful”.
T
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always good to add to our vocabulary of fun )
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I will not enter a mud bath now but as I kid – thoroughly enjoyed it 🙂
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it is pretty fun isn’t it?
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Sloppy mud pies and caked up
children, what a treat for any parent 🙂
Now it is the turn of all the
adults, are you game Bet? 😉 lol
Andro xxxx
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Beth too 😉 lol
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As Calvin and Hobbes said when they saw a puddle, “I think our day just got packed.” Looks like fun times. 😉
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that is a fantastic quote, judy!
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Beth love the photos and the quote and my kids still like mud. I remember making mud pies as a child….my father would dig a huge hole and fill it with water…..Nine little siblings in a mud hole, we would think it was christmas.
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there are few things as freeing as playing in the mud, and what a wonderful father you had!
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Beth I was a lucky girl he was a beautiful, fun-loving man. Thanks for sparking those memories.
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you really were, mm )
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Ya know Beth, back in the Day, when I was a ‘Tadpole,’ trying to become a ‘Frog Man,’ (SEAL), they used to call me ‘Mud-Guppy’
Hahahah
Just a fun fact.
Great post.
Loved it.
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Duuuuuuuuude … Had I known 🙂
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well now you can put it on your calendar for next year and be ready, gust )
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So true about the puddle! Regards from Thom at the immortal jukebox (plugged in now).
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it is thom, it is )
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❤ the third pic 😀
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I remember mud pies, dolls in mud and my toes in mud! Squishy and funny memories! Smiles, Robin
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me too, and thanks, robin )
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My kind of fun! Loved the post, the pics and the smiles! 🙂 Thanks for sharing them.. I hope you got muddy too! 🙂
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thanks, joe )
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