MUD.....what is it?

Well, this is the second post of the day! LOL

Once again, I am here to discuss MUD.

Here we go~

Mud, what is it? According to Dictionary.com mud is:

noun, verb, mud·ded, mud·ding. –noun

1. soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.

2. scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate.

3.Slang . brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter.

Or it could be   [muhd] noun, verb, mud·ded, mud·ding.

–noun

1. soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.

2. Informal . scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate.

3.Slang . brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter.

–verb (used with object)

5. to cover, smear, or spatter with mud: to mud the walls of a hut.

6.to stir up the mud or sediment in: waders mudding the clear water.

–verb (used without object)

7. to hide in or burrow into mud.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English mudde, mode < Middle Low German mudde. Compare mother²

—Related forms

un·mud·ded, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2011.

World English Dictionary

mud (mʌd)
n
1.	a soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc
2.	informal slander or defamation
3.	informal clear as mud not at all clear
4.	drag someone's name in the mud to disgrace or defame someone
5.	informal here's mud in your eye a humorous drinking toast
6.	informal someone's name is mud someone is disgraced
7.	informal throw mud at , sling mud at to slander; vilify
This is what the Merriam-Webster has to say: Definition of MUD 1: a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water; especially : soft wet earth 2: abusive and malicious remarks or charges mud at each other> 3: anathema 1b —usually used in the phrase one's name is mud 4: a mixture of water, clay, and chemicals used in oil-well drilling and having various functions (as lubrication and cooling of the bit and flushing of rock particles to the surface)

Both of these definitions are a bit off if you ask me! But then again, I live in West Virginia and it's raining once again.....harder than "kittens and puppies" this time, but still not Cats and Dogs raining.

Anyway, living here has taught me that MUD is simply liquid dirt. Or more accurately it's liquid clay.

I walked out to the mailbox and guess what? My WHITE tennis shoes are now that horrible reddish-brown, baby crap, stained for life color that we are all so familiar with. BUT, the good news is: My shoes had been treated with water resistant stuff and cleaned up very nicely!! They aren't the brilliant white they once were, but at least they are NOT that horrid color that has become the "Color of the Season" here.

But, that's not what prompted me to write this surprising second post of the day! (surprising because I'm lazy when it comes to blogging and usually only put up one a week, if I'm lucky)

What prompted me was the fact that it's raining enough that most of the gravel in my driveway is now in my yard and my driveway is now one big, slimy, goo-ridden, slime pit from Hell! And to make matters worse, if anyone pulls into my drive they will leave behind those wonderful reminders of our Mud Season, RUTS!! Even a two year old on a tricycle could leave a rut in my driveway right now!

I had written earlier that I HATE MUD.....I had strangely forgotten the fact that I hate RUTS more than I hate mud! Although, without the loathsome skin staining slime we call mud there wouldn't be ruts.....so maybe I DO hate mud more.

I'm not sure anymore.

All I know is that my driveway is a mess, which I suppose shouldn't bother me too much since I don't have a car, the road is now a swift running, although very shallow, stream, the ditches along the roadways are filling up and water is still falling from the sky at an amazing rate!!

ISN'T SPRING GRAND????

This is what you step off of my porch into!! One of the miniature great lakes of WV!

My driveway! I jokingly call it a driveway, but it's actually a mud hole!

Close up of one of the ruts left over from last year.

This is what it looks like in front of my mailbox.

Oh yeah, I forgot....besides being cold, damp and muddy....all of what I hate.....this weather makes grass grow faster than most weeds! LOL My grass needs to be mowed....BADLY!

The wet, wet, water running across it street! Notice my grass isn't the only grass that needs to be mowed?

Well, that's enough bitching about mud, rain, water and oh yeah, cold weather! The high today was 57 degrees.....are we having fun yet????

Dodadaghovi