Yellowknife. Summer. Clouds of blackflies so thick you couldn’t see. Gosh awful nasty things that get in your mouth, ears, everywhere.
Makes one appreciate winter. Dan > On Dec 5, 2016, at 9:58 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Reminds me of black flies in Canada. One year it was very cold all summer, > and we had them til October. > > Mosquitos are a pest -- screens turn black at night when they try to get at > out, for instance -- but I'm allergic to black flies and get welts the size > of golf balls when they bite. > > The blood tricking out of the bite (they slice off a bit of skin and lick it > up rather than nicely sticking a straw in you) is very attractive, too! > > Peter > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
