Tick Talk

After a couple of days, dealing with the telephone network, we decided to ‘bite the bullet’ and went to Emergency at the Middleton Hospital. We left four hours later, with prescriptions for a single dose antibiotic.

Meanwhile on CBC Maritime Noon, there was the seasonal discussion of ticks and Lyme’s disease. Evidence suggests that the mild Winters in Nova Scotia are leading to an increase in the tick population.

It is interesting that it is easier to obtain treatment for our pets than ourselves. Although I recognize that pet health can be critically important to human health.

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From NOW Lunenburg County, I see they are looking for BIG IDEAS. My proposal, whether it be Lunenburg, Annapolis or Great Village, focus on the rural landscape and its value to artists, scientists and those who wish to have a close relationship to the landscape. Examples abound.

Great Village: look at the work of the Elizabeth Bishop Society. For Annapolis County, we have Ernest Buckler and a number of other artists. In an earlier blog, I cited the example of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden UK. This week, in the latest Guardian Weekly I was reading about David Hockney and his new exhibit in London ‘Spring in Normandy’ (PDF).

On the Science side, I received the latest newsletter from BOFEB (PDF). From a landscape perspective, our marine environment is often woefully under-represented. Conversely, imagine if we had an ‘environmental partnership’ for the landward side of the Bay of Fundy?

Postscript

From Frank Fox, BBC News reference to ‘The reason wild forests beat plantations’.

Acknowledgements

Dr. Opthof Emergency Doctor, Middleton. Heather and Siqsiq for their help in battle of the ticks. Edward added the graphics and links. Much appreciated.

References

Lunenburg County NOW. Big Ideas competition.

BOFEP May 2021 newsletter (PDF).

The Guardian Weekly, May 21, 2021, Interview with David Hockney: A Man for All Seasons. p51-54 (PDF) David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 is at the Royal Academy, London.