Oh, the “joys” of being an outdoors person in Connecticut. When hubby got up yesterday morning, he found four (yes 4) deer ticks on his legs. All had been there a while as he noticed them due to the red itchy spots. If the biting ticks had not been surrounded by areas of red-inflamed skin they would not have been visible — they are so tiny. People often use the size like a poppy seed analogy but, I tell you, these are way smaller than any poppy seeds I have ever seen. Hard to believe that they were a live insect, let alone big enough to carry a disease like Lyme. So, the watch continues for reactions to the bites that will send hubby to the doctor for antibiotics.
Living on the edge