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Lookin like I'm tip-top

Thanks to Grim for my picture, he's got more patience than me.

My previous attempt at this photo of one of my pocket watches was slightly 'soft', I invested in some cheap extension tubes. Slightly better, I think, but not a lot in it!!

What to do for winter?

 

Photographed in Northfield Minnesota

Saturday February 18th, 2023

For ucumari.

 

Mom (Olive) Baboon examines Junior for ticks in a sensitive area of his, erm, anatomy, while Junior Jr. waits his turn.

  

The Battle Bug challenge called for Creepy Crawlers ...well, there is nothing in my opinion, and my experience more repulsive, more loathsome...nothing that instills more primal, spine tingling disgust than the common tick. What starts off as an innocent hike in the New England woodlands, a picnic in a field, or playing fetch with a friendly neighborhood dog, sometimes ends in fear and horror. A sideways glance in a bathroom mirror later that day can yield disquieting results...or nonchalantly rubbing the back of your head to feel the bristle of your hair only to find the telltale seed shaped lump. The tiny parasite has made a home of your flesh and is feeding on your life’s blood!

 

I can say that discovering a tick with its head burrowed deeply in your skin is, to me, as startling and revolting as suddenly realizing you’re missing a limb, or waking up with all your teeth gone. Instinct dictates that we must remove the parasite immediately, but do it with caution. Old wives tales state that if you pull the tick body off but accidentally leave the tiny head and mouth parts burrowed in your skin, the head will still feed and eggs will hatch beneath your skin. Infection is the more likely scenario and there is also the very real possibility that the tick you removed (especially the miniscule deer tick) may carry Lyme Disease. If ticks are left unchecked, they will become engorged with blood, fat and grey-green, their legs become useless as they resemble misshapen marbles...or in extreme cases, a cluster of them can become the size of golf balls!

 

In the world of Battle Bugs, this tiny unmanned robotic parasite is designed to burrow between armored plates and hinges, to sever and corrode electronic systems and render even the mightiest of Battle Bugs incapacitated. One tick is problem enough, but an infestation means certain doom for entire bug armies!

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In the instance a Tick does lodge itself into Shizandra or one of us we use "The Tick Tornado" to remove it. It is really a great little tool and works beautifully!

  

Blacklegged ticks are quite small and could be mistaken for a freckle. From left to right: The blacklegged tick larva, nymph, adult female and adult male. When the blacklegged tick is in its nymph stage, the risk of transmission of Lyme disease is the greatest. Nymphs are tiny (less than 2 mm) and are difficult to see.

 

There are several types of ticks found in Fairfax County. If you find one attached to you or your pet, remove it, and then bring it to the Health Department for identification. Our free ID service will tell you if you are at risk for Lyme disease.

 

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This image shows how the design of the mouth makes ticks generally difficult to remove once they've attached for a blood meal.

 

The incidence of reported cases of tickborne diseases in the United States has significantly increased in recent years. It is expected to continue to grow as tick species expand their geographical reach and new tick-transmitted pathogens emerge, raising the potential for serious human illness and death. A new strategic research plan from the National Institutes of Health aims to build on — and accelerate — new and existing research initiatives to improve scientific understanding of ticks and the pathogens they may transmit and to develop the necessary tools and strategies to better diagnose, prevent and treat tickborne diseases.

 

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Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Acharavi - this superb tick was one of the largest I have ever seen

oh, sweet creature

i know exactly how you feel

your/my clock is ticking, tick tack tick tack

your/my heart is beating tum tum tum tum tum

 

silently, I wish to sail into your port, I am your sailor

quietly, I drop my weight into your sea, I drop my anchor

 

(blonde redhead)

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Thought I'd try a new photo style, while I can't get out and about as much as usual.

Another #noir #cinemagraph I created in #Toronto #ontario #Canada

Fare thee well comrade.

 

Ornate Sheep Tick

(Dermacentor marginatus)

Dehesa del Generalife,

Granada,

Spain

Countdown is running

Orrholmen in Karlstad, Sweden.

The Glorious Twelfth is a term used usually to refer to 12 August, the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica), and to a lesser extent the Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 

This is one of the busiest days in the shooting season, with large amounts of game being shot. The date itself is traditional, the current legislation enshrining it is the Game Act 1831 (and in Northern Ireland, the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985). Not all game (as defined by the Game Act 1831) have the same start to their open seasons - most begin on 1 September, with 1 October for Woodcock and Pheasant .

  

Red Grouse

Since British law says that the start of the season cannot fall on a Sunday, it is sometimes postponed to 13 August, as in 2001 and 2007. Because grouse are not and never have been reared to any extent for shooting, their numbers fluctuate naturally from year to year. In recent years, the Glorious Twelfth has also been hit by hunt saboteurs, the 2001 foot and mouth crisis (which further postponed the date in affected areas) and the effect of sheep tick, heather beetle, the gut parasite Trichostrongylus tenuis and severe flooding and bad weather. In some seasons where certain moors are hit by low numbers of grouse, shooting may not occur at all or be over by September.

  

As you travel around the countryside in the north of England and into Scotland, you will find small circular stone walls built out on the moors in rows of eight or nine in a row. These are shooting butts where the guns hide while the beaters with their dogs try and drive the grouse over the butts to the guns.

We call these grouse butts in the north. Some gamekeepers lay turfs flat on top of the stone butts as coping’s to about 15 inches deep. The turf is used is to protect the heart of the butts, but most of all it's so the shooters sitting in the butts can lay their guns on top without getting them damaged, or scratched from the stone.

 

There was no sign of guns on this August 12th or 13th near Rosedale but I enjoyed shooting this scene.

Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. Out of focus bokeh detail from the new clock / chronophage.

 

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Fotografo: Luca Rusconi

Location: Praga - Torre del Municipio

Camera: Canon EOS 450D

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Data e ora di scatto: 05/02/11 @ 18:48

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Una città magica che ti fa innamorare di lei, bellissima al tramonto e di notte.

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Il Municipio della Città Vecchia di Praga è situato sulla piazza dell'omonimo quartiere. Ad esso è incorporato un orologio astronomico.

Fu commissionato nel 1338 da Giovanni di Lussemburgo. Durante i secoli si è però trasformato: è stato restaurato in vari stili a seconda dei gusti dei locali sovrani. Oggi è costituito da una fila di edifici gotici e rinascimentali, molti dei quali sono stati restaurati nel dopoguerra.

 

Orologio Astronomico

L'Orologio Astronomico di Praga o Prague Orloj, in ceco Staroměstský Orloj (Orologio della città vecchia) è un orologio astronomico medioevale situato nella città di Praga, capitale della Repubblica Ceca. L'orologio è montato sul lato sud del municipio della Città Vecchia, nella Piazza della Città Vecchia ed è una delle più importanti attrazioni turistiche della città.

Il meccanismo è composto da tre elementi principali: il quadrante astronomico, sul quale, oltre all'ora, sono rappresentate le posizioni in cielo del Sole e della Luna, insieme ad altre informazioni astronomiche; il "Corteo degli Apostoli", un meccanismo che, allo scoccare di ogni ora, mette in movimento delle figure rappresentanti i 12 Apostoli; e un quadrante inferiore composto da 12 medaglioni raffiguranti i mesi dell'anno.

L'elemento più antico dell'orologio è il meccanismo del quadrante astronomico, costruito nel 1410 dal maestro d'orologeria Mikuláš z Kadaň e da Jan Šindel, quest'ultimo professore di matematica ed astronomia dell'Università Carlo di Praga. L'Orologio di Praga è stato uno dei primi orologi astronomici progettati e costruiti durante il XIV e il XV secolo. Altri ne furono costruiti nelle città di Norwich, St Albans, Wells, Lund, Strasburgo e Padova.

Successivamente, intorno al 1490, vennero aggiunti il quadrante del calendario e le sculture gotiche che decorano la facciata. Nel 1552 il meccanismo fu riparato da Jan Taborský, il quale scrisse un rapporto nel quale menzionava il mastro orologiaio Hanuš z Růže come realizzatore dell'orologio, cosa poi rivelatasi falsa da studi seguenti.

L'Orloj si fermò varie volte dopo il 1552 e furono necessarie parecchie riparazioni. Nel XVII secolo vennero aggiunte le statue mobili. Le figure in legno degli Apostoli, invece, furono installate durante la riparazione del 1865-1866.

Tra il 7 e l'8 maggio 1945 l'orologio venne seriamente danneggiato a causa delle bombe incendiarie dirette verso il lato sud-est della Piazza Vecchia sparate dagli autoblindo tedeschi che tentavano, in questo modo, di interrompere le trasmissioni radio della resistenza ceca. Il municipio prese fuoco, e con esso le sculture lignee dell'orologio. Il meccanismo venne riparato grazie allo sforzo della popolazione locale, e l'Orloj tornò a funzionare nel 1948.

Esiste una leggenda relativa alla costruzione dell'Orloj. Come già accennato, si pensava che l'orologio fosse stato costruito nel 1490 da Hanuš z Růže e dal suo assistente Jakub Čech. Secondo la leggenda Hanuš sarebbe stato accecato per ordine dei consiglieri della città di Praga per impedirgli di costruirne un altro simile. Per vendicarsi dell'accecamento, mastro Hanus fermò l'orologio e lo riattivò soltanto quando il consiglio della città lo supplicò di farlo, e come ricompensa gli permise di continuare il mestiere di orologiaio. Nonostante l'accecamento mastro Hanus continuò a lavorare anche grazie all'aiuto di Jakub Čech e di mastro Mikulas, suo allievo.

Il quadrante astronomico è a forma di astrolabio, uno strumento medioevale per la determinazione delle posizioni delle stelle. Sullo sfondo del quadrante è rappresentata la Terra fissa nel cielo attorno alla quale si muovono quattro meccanismi: un anello zodiacale, un anello esterno rotante, una lancetta con il simbolo del Sole e una con il simbolo della Luna.

 

Sfondo del quadrante

Lo sfondo rappresenta la Terra e l'aspetto del cielo locale. Il cerchio azzurro al centro simboleggia appunto la Terra, la zona superiore colorata di blu è la porzione di cielo situata sopra l'orizzonte. Le zone rosse e nera, viceversa, rappresentano il cielo sotto l'orizzonte. Durante l'arco delle ventiquattr'ore il meccanismo sposta il simbolo del Sole nella zona blu (giorno), nella zona nera (notte) o in quelle rosse (fasi di alba e tramonto).

Nella parte sinistra dello sfondo si possono leggere le scritte latine aurora (aurora) e ortus (alba), in quella destra occasus (tramonto) e crepusculum (crepuscolo).

I numeri romani dorati posti sul bordo del quadrante indicano la normale ora locale di Praga (Tempo Centrale Europeo). Le linee curve dorate, invece, dividono la zona blu del quadrante in dodici parti (numerate da 1 a 12 con cifre arabe) e segnano le ore intese come 1/12 del tempo che intercorre tra l'alba ed il tramonto di ogni giorno, chiamate anche "ore planetarie". La lunghezza delle ore così calcolate varia a seconda delle stagioni, con l'allungarsi o l'accorciarsi delle giornate nel corso dell'anno.

 

Anello zodiacale - Schema Orloj

All'interno del quadrante vi è un anello mobile recante i 12 simboli dello zodiaco (disposti in ordine antiorario), che indica anche la posizione del sole sull'eclittica. Nella foto qui riportata il Sole si trova in Ariete, per spostarsi poi nel Toro.

La disposizione dei simboli sull'anello zodiacale è derivata dall'uso di una proiezione stereografica del piano dell'eclittica usando il polo nord come base della proiezione stessa; come comunemente fatto per gli orologi astronomici di questo periodo.

La piccola stella dorata indica la posizione dell'equinozio di primavera ed il tempo siderale può essere letto sulla scala contrassegnata dai numeri romani dorati.

 

Antica ora boema

La serie di numeri arabi su sfondo scuro presenti sul bordo esterno dell'orologio indicano l'Antica ora boema, misurata partendo dal tramonto. L'anello si muove nell'arco dell'anno per far coincidere la prima ora della giornata con il momento del tramonto.

 

Sole

Il simbolo del Sole si muove attorno all'anello zodiacale, in modo da indicare la posizione del sole rispetto all'eclittica. È fissato ad una lancetta che termina con una piccola mano, in modo da segnare l'ora in 3 diversi modi:

1. La posizione della mano rispetto ai numeri romani indica l'ora locale di Praga;

2. La posizione del sole rispetto ai settori delimitati dalle linee curve indica l'ora intesa come 1/12 di tempo tra l'alba ed il tramonto (ora planetaria);

3. La posizione della mano rispetto all'anello esterno segna l'antica ora Boema.

 

Luna

Il movimento della Luna sull'eclittica è simile a quello del Sole, sebbene molto più veloce. Una sfera metà argentata e metà scura indica le varie fasi lunari.

 

Figure animate

Le quattro figure che fiancheggiano l'orologio si animano allo scoccare di ogni ora. Ognuna di esse rappresenta i vizi capitali: lo scheletro simboleggia la morte, il turco la lussuria, il personaggio con lo specchio impersona la vanità e il viandante con la borsa (in origine un usuraio ebreo, sostituito dopo la seconda guerra mondiale) rappresenta l' avarizia. Allo scoccare dell'ora lo scheletro suona una campana tirando la fune con la mano destra e capovolge la clessidra che ha nella sinistra , mentre il turco, l`avaro e il lussurioso fanno no con la testa; a questo punto esce il corteo con i dodici apostoli (11 apostoli più San Paolo) che, a coppie di due a due, si inchinano alla folla, Le finestre che fanno uscire le statue si aprono contemporaneamente. La prima figura ad uscire dalla finestra sulla destra è San Paolo (con in mano un libro e una spada), seguito da Tommaso (con una lancia), Giuda che porta un libro, Simone con una sega e Bartolomeo con un libro. Mentre nella seconda finestra, escono Pietro (recante una chiave), Matteo con un'ascia, Giovanni con un serpente, Andrea e Filippo con una croce e Giacomo con una mazza, alla fine dello spettacolo il gallo, sopra le finestre dell'orologio canta l'ora suonata.

 

Calendario

Il calendario posto al di sotto dell'orologio astronomico è stato aggiunto nel 1870 ed è una copia del dipinto del pittore boemo Josef Manes. È formato da dodici medaglioni raffiguranti scene di vita rurali associate ai dodici mesi dell'anno, i personaggi ai lati del calendario raffigurano le principali materie dell'epoca: il primo sapiente in fondo a destra che legge il libro simboleggia la filosofia, il secondo sapiente che reca in mano un cannocchiale simboleggia l'astronomia. Mentre a sinistra, la prima figura raffigura un angelo con la spada e scudo,simboleggia la teologia, l'ultimo studioso in fondo a sinistra che esamina la pergamena simboleggia la matematica.

Ixodes holocyclus

Family: Ixodidae

Order: Ixodida

Superorder: Parisitiformes

Class Arachnida

 

The Paralysis Tick can be confused with other species such as the Brown Dog Tick.

 

In this case the tick is engorged on the blood of its host ( a dog). A local veterinary clinic kindly provided the specimen.

 

In this photo, we can see the front pair of legs and the rear pair are darker than the others. This is a distinguishing feature of Ixodes holocyclus as is the shape of the palps and the lack of festoons (around the rear margin of the back half of the tick’s body). The proboscis is barbed which is also a feature found in I. holocyclus. The anal groove forming a line anterior to the anus is a characteristic of Ixodes spp.

 

This species is the most medically significant of the Australian Ticks and can inject toxins into its host. According to the NSW Health authority, early symptoms in humans include “rashes, headache, fever, flu like symptoms, tenderness of lymph nodes, unsteady gait, intolerance to bright light, increased weakness of the limbs and partial facial paralysis”. Symptoms can increase as the tick feeds.

 

There is controversy as to whether or not Australia has ticks that carry the Lyme's disease bacteria. Testing has, so far, failed to prove that Australia has the bacterium Borrelia bergdorferi, which causes the US version of Lymes disease. However, it is beyond question that a lot of people have suffered from similar chronic and debilitating Lymes symptoms. The generally accepted explanation is that we have “Lymes-like” disease or diseases, often with an uncertain cause. The current thinking is that there are over 20 species of bacteria in a Borrelia-species complex. At least 8 of these are also known to cause Lymes symptoms in Europe and Asia. It is possible there are related Australian bacteria with similar disease capabilities. Australia also has tick-transmitted bacterial typhus that can also be debilitating.

 

Ixodes holocyclus is one of several ticks that is thought to trigger an unusual immune response that results in an allergy to mammalian meat. The tick injects a protein known as alpha-gal. The immune response to this is, subsequently, also triggered by carbohydrate molecules on the surface of mammalian meat.

  

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“We must not allow the clock to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery.” H.G. Wells

... is that a tick on mum's neck ? ...

Like the Eucalyptus, the Madrone or Madrona Tree has colorful peeling bark.

 

Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) is a dramatic, unique tree which is native to the coastal ranges of the Pacific Northwest, from northern California to British Columbia, where winters are wet and mild and summers are cool and dry. It tolerates occasionally chilly weather, but isn’t highly frost-resistant. Pacific madrone is a versatile, relatively slow-growing tree that reaches heights of 50 to 100 feet (15-20 m.) or more in the wild, but usually tops out at 20 to 50 feet (6-15 m.) in home gardens. You may also find it listed as the bayberry or strawberry tree.

 

Native Americans ate the rather bland, reddish orange berries. They were also used to make cider and dried and pounded into meal. Tea brewed from the leaves and bark were used medicinally. The tree also provided sustenance and protection for a variety of birds and other wildlife. Bees are attracted to the fragrant white flowers.

The interesting, peeling bark provides texture to the garden, although the bark and leaves create litter that may require a bit of raking. If you want to grow madrone trees, consider planting it in a natural or wild garden. A dry, somewhat neglected area is best.

 

The Pacific Madrone is notoriously difficult to transplant, probably because the tree is dependent on certain fungi in the soil. If you have access to a mature tree, “borrow” a shovelful of the soil under the tree to mix into the soil where you plant the seedlings.

How To Care For A Madrone Tree Madrone

Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

 

Arbutus are small trees or shrubs with red flaking bark and edible red berries. Fruit development is delayed for about five months after pollination, so that flowers appear while the previous year's fruit are ripening. Peak flowering for the genus is in April with peak fruiting in October.

 

Arbutus menziesii lignotuber near ground level provides fire-resistant storage of energy and sprouting buds if fire damage requires replacement of the trunk or limbs. Note the smooth orange bark on the upper portion of the trunk. Members of the genus are called madrones or madronas in the United States, from the Spanish name madroño (strawberry tree). On the south coast of British Columbia, Canada, where the species is common, arbutus is commonly used or, rarely and locally, "tick tree". All refer to the same species, Arbutus menziesii, native to the Pacific Northwest and Northern and Central California regions. It is Canada's only native broadleaved evergreen tree. Some species in the genera Epigaea, Arctostaphylos and Gaultheria were formerly classified in Arbutus. As a result of its past classification, Epigaea repens (mayflower) has an alternative common name of "trailing arbutus".

 

Oregon State University Extension advises gardeners to purchase seedlings with the north/south orientation marked on the tube so you can plant the tree facing its accustomed direction. Purchase the smallest seedlings you can find, as larger trees don’t tolerate having their roots disturbed. You can also plant seeds. Harvest ripe fruit in fall or early winter, then dry seeds and store until planting time in spring or autumn. For best results, chill the seeds for a month or two before planting. Plant the seeds in a container filled with a mix of clean sand, peat, and gravel.

 

Madrones prefer full sun and require excellent drainage. In the wild, Pacific Madrone thrives in dry, rocky, inhospitable areas. Madrone trees don’t do well in a well-watered, manicured garden and don’t appreciate being fussed over. Keep soil slightly moist until roots are established, then leave the tree alone unless the weather is unseasonably hot and dry. In that case, an occasional watering is a good idea.

 

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July 31st. already?

time to shut up shop - seen last summer in central France.

An illustration of a dog with a tick.

 

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A flat and hungry tick!

 

Possible captions:

 

1. Come, let me give you a hug!

2. What ticks you off?

3. Check out my biceps, will ya?

4. ...

 

I wonder if I have ever been bitten by one of these before. My guess is, yes!

 

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is is full force. here in New England we have Lyme disease. WELL now we also have Powassan disease. This last one is even worse. Google it. I have been using these 3 Insect sprays. For ever. I read some years back, that if you put you clothes after you have been outside and before you wash them in the Dryer on HIGH heat for 45 minutes or longer it kills the ticks that may be on your Clothes. Knock on Wood it has been working for me so far. So please be careful these two disease are NO laughing matter especially Powassan. ONE More thing Please read the warning labels. If you can not find Permethrin, you may laugh at this and You will get funny looks but Bed Bug Spray will work. It has Permethrin as the #1 ingredient. it is used ONLY for clothing and your boots or shoes.

For Macro Monday, Theme: Tick

 

Just a large watch advertisement I saw walking around downtown Toronto that reminded me of this week's theme. I laughed when I saw myself in the reflection in the center. HMM!

Day 184 of 365 - Tick Tock

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I tried this first as a long exposure but ended up making a composite of a lot of short of one second exposures. I wish I could say this was an original idea but I have seen it done several times and liked it. I have no idea who did it first.

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