WHAT WE LOVE: Pluff mud in the morning

Photo provided by Tracee Clapper.

Charleston nature lover and poet Tracee Clapper sent along this poem to “express my love for pluff mud in the morning. :)”

Hip waders, mist nets and sparrow banding make for the best early mornings

Boot soles kiss pluffmud and pop
with each step as the woman
sloshes through a marsh in morning sun

like a child, she splashes at high tide
arms spread as if she hold hands
with the wind

she runs into islands
of tall grass, dead trees
cold air catches her humming
and carries the sound to sea.

Thanks Tracee!

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