In addition, I find I am plumper in the spring and leaner in the fall, longer, more active days I guess, age may have something to do with it as well.
Ever notice boards or timber left out in the weather to gray and deteriorate back to the earth, my cedar deck is like this, how the sap wood stays wet longer than the heart? The heart dries faster and or absorbs less water. Is the capillaries in the sap wood of a different structure allowing more water retention? When the log is pond cured the water is allowed into the cell makeup and dissolves the sugary saps and flushes it away. It is also quite amazing how many worms are to be found under the bark in pond cured logs, a different type and they are not cutting into the wood just the under bark layer. The bark also falls off these logs with no effort.
Yes, it is muddy, I have not had to pull anyone out yet, the season is still early up here, though.
Tim
