Tick talk

Tick-related things I have not done before.

1. Acquired one (in England; in Sweden it's practically an initiation rite).
2. Removed it all on my own.
3. Photographed it and displayed it to a breathless world.

Still not quite sure how (1) came about; it was probably in the long grass at the end of my parents' garden. Not noticed until the next morning when towelling. Procedure for (2) is to smother with vaseline for a few minutes and then remove it with tweezers; in the absence of vaseline, shaving gel was found to be an acceptable substitute.

So, humans 1, evil vampire arachnoids 0. A thoroughly acceptable result.