cel3405 What world are you playing in, what season is it, and is there water or snow on the ground? If there's snow, you can try removing it, although I don't think this work for puddles. Bring up the cheats console (ctrl-shift-C) and enter testingcheatsenabled true , shift-click the ground, select Seasons > Snow depth > 0, and see whether it helps.
Please also provide your computer's specs, for reference. On a Mac, I'd like everything under About This Mac except for the serial number. On a Windows PC, I'd like to look over a dxdiag. Click Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop. From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.