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Maro2Bear

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Ticks are a problem in parts of this country.

Son had to remove one today :(

They’re particularly bad in the area where Daughter lives and works and an occupational hazard of her career as an Ecologist. She carries a card to warn health professionals that she is at high risk and has to go for regular blood tests

Yep....part of the fun of being outside. I routinely find a tick or two daily on my legs or feet. Luckily i feel and easily remove.
 

Maro2Bear

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Somebody's clearly beloved tortoise has just passed on a thread I've been reading.
Heat, poison, something else, we'll probably never know.
You go to work, come home and a tortoise you've had and loved for years is stone dead
Horrible.
Really hurts me. :(:mad:
I can only imagine what the poor owner feels like .


Yes. Saw that thread as well. Very sad and strange.
 

Momof4

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It is mine , Kathy. The house has been in my family for 60 years and the boundary is just a straight line between the two houses.
No I don't think they will ever move - that will probably have to be me
I do have some lovely neighbours but the ones next door are ferrel.

Good luck with your wild life camera!!
I feel so bad for you!!
 

DE42

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It's not bad work but certainly not something I love.

I've actually been thinking about it a lot and I'm considering a major career change into something I'm more passionate about. Though economically it may not be the best move.
Well, I have worked longer hours, but only in work i've absolutely loved or for My own businesses.
Otherwise I'd quit.
Life's too short, even if the alternative's eating grass.
 

CarolM

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Out trimming bushes and making things tidy. Our Joe-Pye “weed” is blooming nicely now and really attracts hummers and butterflies.

I can’t decide which photo to upload....hope i picked a good one...or three.

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So pretty. I heard on the radio on the way to work this morning about how spring is nearly here as the flowers on the west coast are starting to come out. Which actually gave me a little scare, as we don't have nearly enough water in our dams. ;) But if it means that our spring is coming soon, then your autumn is on it's way as well. So enjoy the little bit of summer you have left. It is not long to go now, and we will be swopping sides again as far as weather goes.
 

CarolM

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Ticks are a problem in parts of this country.

Son had to remove one today :(

They’re particularly bad in the area where Daughter lives and works and an occupational hazard of her career as an Ecologist. She carries a card to warn health professionals that she is at high risk and has to go for regular blood tests
Yup, We have both the red skinny ones and the big fat grey ones over here. In fact the vlei which is right next to my house is rife with them. My brother has had tick bite fever as you get them on his farm as well. He said it was the worst experience of his life and extremely painful.
 

CarolM

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Somebody's clearly beloved tortoise has just passed on a thread I've been reading.
Heat, poison, something else, we'll probably never know.
You go to work, come home and a tortoise you've had and loved for years is stone dead
Horrible.
Really hurts me. :(:mad:
I can only imagine what the poor owner feels like .
Oh Shame. That is terrible.
 

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