Comments on Along The Way: Blackberry Patch Stealth Invasion

This is like a Horrid Nightmare...Or a Horror film...

2008-07-29T01:47:00.000-07:00

This is like a Horrid Nightmare...Or a Horror film...It sounds like one of the worst experiences one could have with thousands of itty bitty ticks...Deliver Me!
I'm not sure I could stand to ever even eat Blackberry's again with this awful memory always hovering there....Eeewwwwww!

Oh, my, I was reveling in thoughts of blackberries...

2008-07-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

Oh, my, I was reveling in thoughts of blackberries and you hit us with the ticks! Now that's an itchy surprise in a good story.

Ouch! That sensation must have been awful - and th...

2008-07-26T06:47:00.000-07:00

Ouch! That sensation must have been awful - and then having to get rid of them with paraffin. Yuk!
At least you enjoyed the fruits of your labour though.

Thanks to all for your comments:I'm not anxious to...

2008-07-26T02:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all for your comments:
I'm not anxious to have any kind of tick, but least of all seed ticks.
I've encountered a few regular ticks in bushy wooded areas, but mostly we had to remove them from our dogs. These were the only ticks I ever encountered blackberry picking and I've picked berries numerous times in three or four different states.

Bob: Reminds me of a driving

wow, that sounds horrible. I have had tick experie...

2008-07-25T18:09:00.000-07:00

wow, that sounds horrible. I have had tick experiences but never anything like that-- thank goodness

This story was so real....I'm itchy all over Joare...

2008-07-25T17:49:00.000-07:00

This story was so real....I'm itchy all over Joared. You were very lucky young lady. When I think of the many times my cousins and I went blueberry and blackberry picking as kids with no protection of any kind...or any thought ot ticks...YIKES...it's a wonder we weren't eaten alive.

ick ick ick ick.I hate ticks. Vivid vivid story.

2008-07-25T06:42:00.000-07:00

ick ick ick ick.
I hate ticks. Vivid vivid story.

My first blackberry picking experience came much l...

2008-07-24T18:24:00.000-07:00

My first blackberry picking experience came much later in life. About 10 years ago my friend Bob and I were on a Elderhostel kayaking program on Vancouver Island. After a long day of kayaking we opted out of getting a van ride back to the hotel. We casually walked back along an old abandon railroad track right a way and came upon bushes well over 6 feet high and so dense we couldn't tell how

You are fortunate the ticks were found before they...

2008-07-24T12:56:00.000-07:00

You are fortunate the ticks were found before they imbedded in your skin. I'm sure you still remember, quite vividly, the crawling feeling when they were moving up your legs.

I lived on a farm and was lucky not to have that experience. My Sister got a bad case of poison ivy, from a trip back to our woods. She had lots of blisters and she was a very miserable little girl.

You were lucky to have discovered them before they...

2008-07-23T05:43:00.000-07:00

You were lucky to have discovered them before they "stuck" to you! That's a good memory to have, even with the ticks. My dad used to dress like you did and go blackberry picking every summer, at least twice. Then he'd come home, make a melt-in-your-mouth cobbler and freeze the rest of the berries for the next one. I miss those days!