Halloween Blessing

Samhain (Halloween) is here, and it's time turn the wheel of the year, it is the eighth and final spoke of the wheel and on this night, it is believed that the boundaries between the spiritual and physical worlds are thin, less defined. The souls of either realm might look beyond the veil and glimpse at the other side or may even pass through.

So on this sacred night,, may those who have lost loved ones take the opportunity to remember their departed with love and courage and hope, and in so doing honour their memory.

And should you wish to communicate with those who have slipped beyond this life, may your efforts be successful if it is right that they are; and if you would prefer to meditate on good times had with friends, family or lovers that you grieve and miss, then I hope you are reassured through the blessed act of remembrance.

MIGHTY REPULSIVE MITE

ANDREW SYRED / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

THE EYELASH MITE:

This really grossed me out! The pictures above are of tiny Demodex mites that apparently live in our eyelashes. Mostly, all of us have them, from just after birth. They survive by eating the dead skin cells of our eyelash hair follicles.

Worse still, these mites mate on our skin then lay their eggs inside our hair follicles or sebaceous glands before as many 25 six legged nymphs (baby mites) hatch into a single hair follicle. Seven days later they become adults then move into new hair follicles. They migrate over our skin during the night, infesting the skin of the eyelids, the nose and ear canals. The adult mites eventually die and decompose inside our hair follicles or sebaceous glands. The cycle then begins again.

And we live with these parasites without even knowing they are there unless in the case of infestation that can result in hair loss, skin irritation and/or acne.

There are believed to be millions of tiny creatures that live off our bodies ~ eeeuw!

This is an image of the tail ends of these Eyelash mites feasting in the eyelash hair follicle:

Stephen Gschmeissner / http://www.visions-of-science.co.uk

Isn't she lovely?

Cyan (aka Sci-Fi),

enjoying the summer sun!

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain

My Celebrity Look-alikes

Option 1 : Hair down




Option 2 : Hair up