tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post1919805355394827406..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: The return of SupermanCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-56352217322418414162016-01-02T19:06:57.398+00:002016-01-02T19:06:57.398+00:00That mud sounds terrifying, I'm very glad that...That mud sounds terrifying, I'm very glad that you didn't get properly stuck, CJ. No diabolos here but MrC now has an indoor basketball hoop installed on the back of his door that I stupidly thought was a good present before Christmas. Now I know otherwise. Happy new year to you! xxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007583111181817717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-58074462926106612602015-12-31T08:03:41.706+00:002015-12-31T08:03:41.706+00:00glad your xmas went well,i,m with you with the xma...glad your xmas went well,i,m with you with the xmas tree ,i cant wait for the w/e to dismantle and eject my sorry looking tree ,happy healthy new yr to you all cl xMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15151839055871265284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-89258726584884897202015-12-30T18:50:37.364+00:002015-12-30T18:50:37.364+00:00It made me smile that you are already celebrating ...It made me smile that you are already celebrating that Christmas is so far away! I can't wait until 1st Jan when all our decorations come down and we cam revert back to normal.<br />I have been one of those idiots that got stuck in the mud! The children thought it was so funny and were too busy taking photos rather than helping me out. I was wearing wellies at the time so maybe the baiters suggestion isn't foolproof! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-25405825515192800312015-12-30T16:10:09.987+00:002015-12-30T16:10:09.987+00:00Oh CJ, I'm sorry, but that made me laugh! Obvi...Oh CJ, I'm sorry, but that made me laugh! Obviously it was not at ALL funny at the time, no, but you tell a good tale. We have areas of sinking sand down here which the locals know to avoid at low tide and I steer well clear. Not because I consider myself a local already, but because I'm scared.<br /><br />Gorgeous photos or the winter light though, and I am with you about loving Christmas Eve afternoon (it's like everything is suspended briefly) and also being rather relieved that Christmas is behind us. The best bit is now. xxGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-9716680773086673772015-12-30T11:07:20.542+00:002015-12-30T11:07:20.542+00:00Sucking mud scares me stiff, as does the firm sand...Sucking mud scares me stiff, as does the firm sand which forms inviting islands which then maroon you with a fast incoming tide on a beach we frequent. I am always begging people to stay near to the shingle shore and to keep an eye on the tide coming in sideways. Yes I'm always ready for the tree to come down by New Year. It seems such an irrelevance after that.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-66965486462093377482015-12-29T18:56:52.223+00:002015-12-29T18:56:52.223+00:00I just swoon over those cottages. I do love the af...I just swoon over those cottages. I do love the afternoon of Christmas eve too. And I always love your stories! As for the mud, it sounds more like a case of "wrong place, wrong time" than an issue with being overweight. Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050293013935630835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-59148472652307029482015-12-29T09:15:52.827+00:002015-12-29T09:15:52.827+00:00Love the Superman costume! Sinking mud too - terri...Love the Superman costume! Sinking mud too - terrifying. I remember years ago at Weston - Super-Mare, chasing madly after our girls as they ran out to sea past signs saying 'danger-mud'. Hope your new year is a little less fraught! xanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414143391795492586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-78947714294423632632015-12-29T08:55:36.968+00:002015-12-29T08:55:36.968+00:00It would have been hugely embarrassing to have bee...It would have been hugely embarrassing to have been properly stuck in the mud. It happens regularly, although most often to non-locals who don't realise how sinky it all is. There are always stories on the local news about the hovercraft having to go out and rescue people. They have a technique of pumping water down into the ground by your feet and hauling you out. Oh the indignity. Better than the alternative though, bearing in mind how fast the tide comes in, and how high it rises (up to 49 feet all told!) I scared myself sufficiently and I shall stay well back in future. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-43170222706535801572015-12-29T08:53:53.849+00:002015-12-29T08:53:53.849+00:00They're brilliant! I had a moment of panic, im...They're brilliant! I had a moment of panic, imagining myself in one of those "idiot stuck in mud" stories that regularly pop up in the local press. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-4959947165573153742015-12-29T08:51:35.863+00:002015-12-29T08:51:35.863+00:00Sadly not! CJ xxSadly not! CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-14882018346151332132015-12-29T07:06:46.473+00:002015-12-29T07:06:46.473+00:00Hi CJ. Glad you had a good Christmas. I remember m...Hi CJ. Glad you had a good Christmas. I remember my husband being bought a diabolo and me having to confiscate it when he used to practise in the wee small hours and wake the children up as it relentlessly crashed to the wooden floor! That mud sounds a bit scary - as pressure = force over area, maybe you just have really small feet?! xxVeggieMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467026136649574350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-74423022721446733502015-12-28T23:27:12.249+00:002015-12-28T23:27:12.249+00:00nice flying superman!
I got very stuck in mud once...nice flying superman!<br />I got very stuck in mud once, had to crawl out. Very embarrassing.................driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-8543548883808961602015-12-28T21:42:14.196+00:002015-12-28T21:42:14.196+00:00Fortunately, although still leaning, our tree has ...Fortunately, although still leaning, our tree has no one to crash into it, so it is still standing. I feel for you and yours though! Sounds very stressful indeed. I hope that all the superheroishness - yes, of course that is a word! - will be wonderful in the year ahead! Glad that you got out of the mud, I would hate for you to be stuck there. xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-10266185313555451812015-12-28T18:45:37.969+00:002015-12-28T18:45:37.969+00:00Hey CJ,
No Diablos here, but pur tree has been the...Hey CJ,<br />No Diablos here, but pur tree has been the victim of remote controlled helicopters, and a fight. And I have memories of mud sinking in Weston Super Mare, when I was a child. Have you den the t shirts in M& that have super hero capes attached to them? They are fab. I quite fancy taking down the decs, but Mum is arriving tomorrow, and she's very fond of all things Christmas. <br />Leanne xLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-50689498579789911372015-12-28T18:43:35.234+00:002015-12-28T18:43:35.234+00:00Good grief -- the sinking-mud is a terrifying stor...Good grief -- the sinking-mud is a terrifying story. I have nightmares about things like that. I remember reading in Robert MacFarlane's book The Old Ways about him and a fellow crossing some ancient mud-flat/tide-out 'road' which would often be suddenly beset by thick fog that would leave you unable to see the markers and let you stumble into great, sucking, mud so that the tide could come in and finish you off. Horrifying to read...even though I knew they'd survived because he wrote the book. But still!!!! That sort of stuff gives me the collywobbles. Along with crocodiles and sharks. Must be something coded in my genes....<br /><br />I digress.<br /><br />I know what you mean about being glad to be on the other side of Christmas. I love it very much. I also love when it's over and life can resume it's normal programming.<br /><br />Great superhero shot!<br /><br />Wishing you the most wonderful of years-to-come! xoxomelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984286138124792000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-22787837979123008902015-12-28T18:39:12.573+00:002015-12-28T18:39:12.573+00:00I have two that still need icing. No-one wants the...I have two that still need icing. No-one wants them...Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-35927563374276585462015-12-28T18:05:05.448+00:002015-12-28T18:05:05.448+00:00That sounds quite scary, I think I'd stay away...That sounds quite scary, I think I'd stay away from the mud in future, you may not be so lucky next time, eeek! Eleanor always used to have princess dresses for Christmas and she'd spend the whole festive period dressed in them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-61816757630905220962015-12-28T16:37:54.187+00:002015-12-28T16:37:54.187+00:00The ground is frozen solid here, so no mud for us,...The ground is frozen solid here, so no mud for us, but I've been in some muddy situations in the past myself. I'm glad you were able to get out! I haven't seen diabolos here yet but they may be on their way. Right now, my nerves are shot because of the Nerf basketball hoop in the family room. My husband has devised a math and spelling game where a shot with the ball is the prize for correct answers, which is very nice and everyone is keeping their skills sharp. But I'm so tired of ducking, having to move my tea, getting hit on the head, etc. I'm ready for the tree to come down too. I cleaned all day yesterday and now I just want to vacuum the house thoroughly but it's not worth it until the tree is gone.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-23582048053885275592015-12-28T16:26:36.185+00:002015-12-28T16:26:36.185+00:00Oh dear, there is a patch of sinking mud by a loca...Oh dear, there is a patch of sinking mud by a local oak tree. There are still to this day a pair of wellies which were owned by a childhood friend & were claimed by the mud. Harry is friends with this persons son now & it always tickles me to think of that day. I'm glad you managed to escape! xxJo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-83549420073211699062015-12-28T14:15:45.747+00:002015-12-28T14:15:45.747+00:00I thought every good English man and woman owned a...I thought every good English man and woman owned at least one pair of wellies! Those wide moody beach vista photos are gorgeous.Life With The Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114992794424444796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-56267586777607627822015-12-28T13:31:52.418+00:002015-12-28T13:31:52.418+00:00Our little tree only came out on Christmas eve wh...Our little tree only came out on Christmas eve which is soon enough for us. We are always happy to have Christmas behind us as it is our unlucky time.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-55005337285341567082015-12-28T13:29:30.888+00:002015-12-28T13:29:30.888+00:00This post had me smiling as well as 'oh dearin...This post had me smiling as well as 'oh dearing'! Good pictures as always. In comparison my Christmas was thankfully quiet and relaxing. Flighty xxFlightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-31677769448090533232015-12-28T12:55:08.495+00:002015-12-28T12:55:08.495+00:00No no, dear CJ, you weren't the fattest. Heave...No no, dear CJ, you weren't the fattest. Heaven Forbid. It's just that, as the man said, you weren't wearing your wellies. And Fate wanted to underline that you weren't.<br /><br />I, too, have started making my first tentative suggestions that we must all be tired of the tree by now. No family member pays the slightest heed to me. Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-54447850027427729892015-12-28T11:55:53.380+00:002015-12-28T11:55:53.380+00:00Loved this!
Maybe you had the greatest PSI ... cl...Loved this!<br /><br />Maybe you had the greatest PSI ... clearly yours is higher then the kids and the cars may well be lower if it has four fat tyres. You need a pair of these http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=35511 heeheeAnnie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-78572906821111016462015-12-28T11:38:21.454+00:002015-12-28T11:38:21.454+00:00I am ever so glad you managed to get out of the mu...I am ever so glad you managed to get out of the mud! I had to retrieve a couple of wellies yesterday on our muddy walk, our local woods are more or less under water. Diabolos are such great fun. My little creatures have no patience for it but I do. As I am typing this, I try to remember where our is. Our tree lives on borrowed time, too. Poor thing, standing forlornly in a corner now that Christmas day is in the past. Have a lovely few days, hope you recover from your ordeal. xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.com