Bill – That’s good to keep in mind. I’ve always felt that PA is a good middle place to be: too far south for the north woods scourges of black flies and tons of mosquitoes; too far north to make grassy/weedy areas impassible for the reasons you suggest. However, with the warmer winters we’ve been getting, this may not be true much longer.

Natalie – To seine, strictly speaking, is to fish with a weighted net (a seine). I was trying to use the verb more figuratively, meaning “to strain as if with a net.”

Jo – Thanks. To me, it was pretty workmanlike prose – I didn’t put a whole lot of thought into it – but I’m glad you liked it.

But what is “seining”? (seining the air) Is it a typo or a word I’ve never heard?

What’s good about chicks and tiggers, as I often malaprop? They distract from the global/societal difficulties. While a tick bite can ruin a life, there is a satisfying concision to the idea of a fell pinprick. Anymore towards evening, as it warms, snake boots are beginning to be a must as there is nothing delightful about elevating your foot for a month because standing is impossibly painful, but very nice of you to create this video and to share it.

Oh, this might be of random interest to you. I was speaking with a logger recently who averred that chicks and tiggers are less common in less disturbed, more mature forest.