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One More Time Down the Slide Please

Childhood has a funny way of disappearing while you’re living it. This story is about saying yes to ten more minutes outside, muddy shoes, and the ordinary evenings that quietly become the good old days.

About Mud and Moss

Mud and Moss started with two things I have always loved: writing and taking pictures.

I am a mom of three, a nature photographer, and someone who has always felt more at home outside. Most of our days are not carefully planned adventures. They are muddy shoes by the door, paint on the porch, fishing lines tangled in the grass, bugs carried around in little hands, and kids who never seem ready to come inside.

Either way, you are welcome here.

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