He’s unhappy with the ball he’s just received, which has rolled through a puddle and is now half-covered by a damp spot of muddy clay ... are still stuck in the mud.

Instructor to class: “Clay is very humbling. But you can remake it. It’s just mud. We’re just having fun.” Splat. Pat. Pound. Whump. Sounds like the pottery class for beginners at Freeland ...