tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post905947498376836480..comments2023-09-26T08:17:16.252-07:00Comments on Elmira Pond Spotter: Escaping the HeatCharliMillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058535220423384676noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-42594047258028663302015-07-03T16:22:03.923-07:002015-07-03T16:22:03.923-07:00If only the photographer could be cool as a cucumb...If only the photographer could be cool as a cucumber, too! And actually, I should be eating cucumbers -- I've heard that it helps the body regulate a cooler temperature! Thanks, Ruchira!CharliMillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058535220423384676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-10386626166032764562015-07-03T16:20:50.020-07:002015-07-03T16:20:50.020-07:00GMO midges! Ha, ha! There may be truth to that Eng...GMO midges! Ha, ha! There may be truth to that English-attacking theory if American mosquitoes are their close cousin. My husband is of English descent with a bit of Welsh for a topper, and the mosquitoes seek out his blood long before my Scots-Irish-and-then-some blood! I've heard that about garlic, though and I'm planning to make up a tonic with habenero peppers, horseradish and fresh garlic steeped in apple cider vinegar. It will ward off mosquitoes, the flu and possibly most human contact! :-) You must be having a fabulous time! Thanks, Geoff!CharliMillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058535220423384676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-44636006254493649662015-07-03T16:14:17.534-07:002015-07-03T16:14:17.534-07:00Thanks for visiting!Thanks for visiting!CharliMillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058535220423384676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-13895355045798726212015-07-03T09:04:37.171-07:002015-07-03T09:04:37.171-07:00Wow! I am so glad to be back to see your side of t...Wow! I am so glad to be back to see your side of the town amidst this heat...although the temp's are blaring your side, your pix were as cool as a cucumber :)<br /><br />Stay cool and hydrated, Charli<br />xoxo<br />Ruchira Khannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785488638308126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-72961281603949901492015-07-02T12:20:56.268-07:002015-07-02T12:20:56.268-07:00One of the perils of Scotland for those of us that...One of the perils of Scotland for those of us that love it are the midges; small but more persistent than even the most aggressive mosquitoes, I've always assumed they were genetically modified to attack the English but it seems, from our hosts on this trip the locals don't avoid the problem - all save one ghilly (ghilly is a servant in gaelic but hereabouts is a game guide showing you the best places to fish and shoot) who ate two whole garlic cloves on toast every morning. No midge touched him but equally no one else ever got close! Hope the fires stay away Charli.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129875646001935491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-10779967222907758412015-07-02T11:43:47.697-07:002015-07-02T11:43:47.697-07:00Beautiful pictures and lovely words. Beautiful pictures and lovely words. payal agarwalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037444587258625400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-66180589912063119672015-07-02T09:50:42.117-07:002015-07-02T09:50:42.117-07:00Thank you, Norah! You know what? I'm the same ...Thank you, Norah! You know what? I'm the same way with mosquitoes -- they devour the Hub and I'm like an afterthought to them. But they do go for my ankles and it drives me crazy. Another reason to go dip in the Moyie River again today!CharliMillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058535220423384676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6769085240864611642.post-77004890096519811612015-07-02T03:43:18.526-07:002015-07-02T03:43:18.526-07:00Even in the dried up countryside you still find be...Even in the dried up countryside you still find beauty in words and share them with your lyrical descriptions. I, too, do not enjoy the heat and understand the relief that would come from dipping into the cooling waters. The hills are definitely hazy - I do hope not with smoke. We see the haze of bushfires in the summer here too and the glorious red of the blazing sunsets. <br />Those mosquitoes making a meal of you! You are right, they never seem to lessen in number do they. And they always go for the ankles. I am one of the lucky ones. They don't like my blood. They much prefer my hub and son outlaw who react with huge welts. It's no fun.<br />Wishing you some breezes bringing cool; but no lightning or fires please!Norahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679547771527399923noreply@blogger.com