tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post3860446179552315741..comments2024-03-11T02:14:06.837-05:00Comments on Travels with Emma: A gift from new friendsTravels with Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-75071828423674556112013-05-23T20:20:42.860-05:002013-05-23T20:20:42.860-05:00You're getting ticks like that in MN? I have ...You're getting ticks like that in MN? I have heard they are bad in the south but didn't realize they were a problem in the north too. Will have to check my dog I guess!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-74184475252513993612013-05-23T20:19:51.873-05:002013-05-23T20:19:51.873-05:00Your posts always make me smile. This one made me...Your posts always make me smile. This one made me laugh out loud! Can not remember where you are...guess I should go read a bit and figure it out...am wondering where the ticks are that bad?Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-14948839745572313962013-05-23T19:54:44.020-05:002013-05-23T19:54:44.020-05:00Great post - as always. love the tick mirror stor...Great post - as always. love the tick mirror story. Wish I could have been there is see his reaction. John and Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358936538485648978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-23882372692064018832013-05-23T15:34:32.928-05:002013-05-23T15:34:32.928-05:00aiii yaiii yaiii. . .one of THOSE moments. . .ROFL...aiii yaiii yaiii. . .one of THOSE moments. . .ROFL!<br /><br />I hear ya about the trash. . .and cigarette butts. . .oh goodness. . .<br /><br />Love the loon!Janice Williford Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322596945199192769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-61247221759355716452013-05-23T09:23:00.652-05:002013-05-23T09:23:00.652-05:00I laughed so hard I have tears. You are just price...I laughed so hard I have tears. You are just priceless. And I think those teachers were just plain desperate for something (or someone) to entertain those children for awhile. They just get so wound up before school gets out. Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-38844597839756056542013-05-23T09:15:31.051-05:002013-05-23T09:15:31.051-05:00Oh those first impressions!! hehe Don't get ...Oh those first impressions!! hehe Don't get me started about folks who have no concern for what and where they deposit their garbage. Pet peeve of mine. With our ATV club we clean roadside ditches, and I always wonder if they must litter, couldn't they just drop it along the road side instead of throwing it out as far as they can. These old knees hate climbing up and down the ditches. ~~Have a nice day, now!!!Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-41483434762431650822013-05-23T08:11:40.593-05:002013-05-23T08:11:40.593-05:00That guy you spoke to about the mirror probably th...That guy you spoke to about the mirror probably thinks they have just added ONE more "Loon" to the water fowl population...That's OK, Judy...If I were there with you there would be TWO!!I'm already loving all of the different birds up there!Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-14903971084063243032013-05-23T07:32:52.779-05:002013-05-23T07:32:52.779-05:00Now only will he remember your name, but he'll...Now only will he remember your name, but he'll have a colorful picture in his mind of you!<br /><br />Isn't there anyway you can prevent those ticks from getting onto your body? My Mom (who never goes into the woods) ended up with Lyme disease and it has/is causing her a lot of problems. <br /><br />Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-80406571439345514462013-05-23T06:33:31.133-05:002013-05-23T06:33:31.133-05:00You crack me up! But straddling the mirror makes ...You crack me up! But straddling the mirror makes perfect sense to me. I remember our first grandson got covered with ticks in his private area and we had to undress him and get out the tweezers. His parents got some out, but dropped him off for us to babysit so we finished the tick-picking job.RV-Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623901725019842285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-56163444440985582552013-05-23T06:02:15.539-05:002013-05-23T06:02:15.539-05:00Those ticks can make their way into the darnedest ...Those ticks can make their way into the darnedest places. <br /><br />Hub and I quit going to the beach for walks. We'd spend the whole time picking up trash left by the brainless.Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662354194885905183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-42798555448754928992013-05-23T00:44:11.254-05:002013-05-23T00:44:11.254-05:00You got a huge laugh from me on that one. You got a huge laugh from me on that one. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-68203139639070234292013-05-22T23:59:03.915-05:002013-05-22T23:59:03.915-05:00Judy, you are so bad! I love the mirror thing and...Judy, you are so bad! I love the mirror thing and what a better way to catch errant ticks. I agree about the litter - I tried to pick up the litter left at my COE campground site last wee - bottle caps, cigarette butts, plastic cutlery, etc. How could anyone think it's ok to toss this stuff and forget about it.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-82343734536802624272013-05-22T22:59:54.468-05:002013-05-22T22:59:54.468-05:00Doesn't 120 little ones keep you young? Or am ...Doesn't 120 little ones keep you young? Or am I mistaken?<br /><br />I think the saying goes...Open mouth, insert foot.Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04066424117005030170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-60433556283092649002013-05-22T22:34:12.923-05:002013-05-22T22:34:12.923-05:00Oh Lordy, what a picture you have put in my mind!!...Oh Lordy, what a picture you have put in my mind!!! You and that mirror!!QuiltinLibraryLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392850776832804028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-67714074581224266272013-05-22T22:06:32.080-05:002013-05-22T22:06:32.080-05:00I'll be he doesn't want that mirror back a...I'll be he doesn't want that mirror back at the end of your time there. :) "Oh, it's okay, just keep it, Judy."<br /><br />Do you really get ticks on your body? You say it so off-handedly. I think it would be bad enough if Katie got them, but ME??? Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516591720277269204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-23745101634577908322013-05-22T21:56:09.339-05:002013-05-22T21:56:09.339-05:00OK, now that I have stopped laughing over the stra...OK, now that I have stopped laughing over the straddling the mirror comment, I can actually type.<br /><br />Don't get me started about litterbugs ... I just can't wrap my head around why it's so difficult for people to grasp the concept of taking their trash with them.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-27695378351246542732013-05-22T21:51:35.712-05:002013-05-22T21:51:35.712-05:00Loons AND mergansers Oh my.........I want to be th...Loons AND mergansers Oh my.........I want to be there. But we've got canada geese, killdeer and brown thrashers. We've also done mighty many trash pick ups and I don't get it either. Even if there are no trash cans just put it back in the bag you brought it in and take it home. Thanks for the HUGE laugh over your mirror comment. I'm sure he is never going to forget you and in the bargain, you may just get to keep the mirror. :-))Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-52838732253532904322013-05-22T21:50:17.806-05:002013-05-22T21:50:17.806-05:00OH Dear! I had tears running down my face I laugh...OH Dear! I had tears running down my face I laughed so hard at your last paragraph--I can just picture that poor man's face! You are too much Judy!Janna and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591282756244454689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-347594362732355182013-05-22T21:48:12.460-05:002013-05-22T21:48:12.460-05:00Those loons are beautiful birds...Those loons are beautiful birds...Luci & Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532319517164921110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-52228955330235319452013-05-22T21:29:18.242-05:002013-05-22T21:29:18.242-05:00You're incorrigible!
Hey, some people throw...You're incorrigible! <br /><br />Hey, some people throw trash on their own property - why would they think differently in a wild place? Unmannered ijits. I feel the same as you about picking up others' junk 'n garbage... aw, nuts! Nice to see the sun, eh?Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-3578675401287082352013-05-22T21:20:48.011-05:002013-05-22T21:20:48.011-05:00Wasn't there a country song a few years back t...Wasn't there a country song a few years back that had to deal with ticks????Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056304896723439920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-45219729558312722842013-05-22T21:20:05.008-05:002013-05-22T21:20:05.008-05:00Don't feel that you're alone picking up tr...Don't feel that you're alone picking up trash. I just read about the massive cleanup on Mt. Everest, where the Sherpas annually are picking up 50 TONS of trash left behind from all the climbers.<br /><br />As to straddling that mirror buck neeked...TMI!!!Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-62442772591525230322013-05-22T21:17:22.420-05:002013-05-22T21:17:22.420-05:00Hilarious...and here he was thinking you were just...Hilarious...and here he was thinking you were just another sweet little helpless lady. Good for you. It could have been lots worse, you could have offered to check his if he checked yours. lolTravelingLongdogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562207397650862936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-30786184777134678472013-05-22T21:10:31.938-05:002013-05-22T21:10:31.938-05:00
Does the refuge provide trash receptacles as an a...<br />Does the refuge provide trash receptacles as an alternative to throwing garbage out the window? <br />Craig<br />Merikay MacKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090072368063727932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-10066034694143047892013-05-22T21:05:15.828-05:002013-05-22T21:05:15.828-05:00Unfortunately it's not just refuges and wilder...Unfortunately it's not just refuges and wilderness areas that folks think are meant for their litter... so many of our roads are downright embarrassing. As for the ticks, it could have been worse... you could have asked for volunteers to help you find them. ;-)The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.com