1. Autopsies they have done show that the buildup of fluids in respiratory pathways to the lungs and in the lungs solidify and block the flow of air. Those blocked airways must be opened and one possible way to do that is for affected persons to drink small quantities of warm liquids like broths, tea, lemon infused water, etc. perhaps as often as every 20 minutes. When viruses are swallowed with those warm liquids to the stomach, the acids there "kill" the viruses.
Sunrise This Morning
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2. Gargle with antiseptic infused warm water every day. Infusions may be things like vinegar, salt, lemon juice, etc.
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
The viruses attach to hair and clothing. Soap and detergent don't "kill" the virus but the bubbles surround the viruses making it easier to remove them from the body and from your clothes. When you get home, shed your clothes and wash them in a washing machine immediately. Then shower with soapy water to encapsulate the viruses and wash them down the drains.
Viruses stay "alive" on metal surfaces like hand rails, door knobs, etc. for as long as nine days. Wash those surfaces. Try NOT to touch them directly with your hands.
Spring Irises
5. Don't smoke. Cigarettes. Cigars. Marijuana.Vaping. That compromises your lungs further and makes it easier for the viruses to work.
6. Wash your hands frequently with soap that foams - again to trap and remove virus particles. Twenty seconds. Carefully. Soap does not "kill" viruses.
OK - Extra Credit*. What are these? (Hint: NOT crocuses.)
7. Eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies. Especially those fruits and veggies with lots of color. These increase your vitamin C and zinc levels.
8. Animals do not spread this virus. It is spread from person to person. Do the elbow bump instead of shaking hands. Or do the "Namaste" greeting with your hands in front of you in the "praying" position.
9. Avoid the common flu that visits us every winter because it may weaken your immune system setting you up for a successful invasion of the corona virus. Keep your annual flu shots up to date. Check with a doctor. It may not be a good idea to get that shot now. Do not drink cool or cold liquids.
10. If you feel a scratchy throat or tenderness in your rear upper palate, gargle with warm liquids, preferably infused with vinegar, lemon juice, or salt frequently. Brush your teeth with a bubbly toothpaste and include your tongue and your upper palate. Spit the froth down the drain.
Turkey Vultures - Cathortes aura
Morning Sunrise
Beach Erosion - Lake Huron
I wonder if the water levels of the Great Lakes, now higher than at any other time in recorded history, will ever return to "normal". Maybe like our oceans we have yet another new reality to deal with. The beach was about 100 - 200 yards (meters) further out only 7 years ago.
Spring Rhubarb
Species (wild) Crocuses
Snowdrops
Winter Aconite.
Aconites easily self seed. This year's seeds will remain in the soil undisturbed for a full year before they germinate. The cotyledons (seed leaves - two of them per seed) will emerge a year after the seeds are shed. The cotyledons remain alone; new true leaves do not develop that first spring. If you look closely in the center of this photo you can see at least four or five seedlings from last year's production of seeds. Those seed leaves will produce sugars that will be stored in a tiny bulb until next year, its second year of life. The second year it will produce its first small leaf which resembles an umbrella, perhaps, but without the fabric. The plant is small and will be barely noticeable. Looking closely at this photo you can see at least three second year plants with an umbrella leaf but without a flower. By the third year a flower may be produced if enough food could be made and stored by the leaves. The leaves remain umbrella-like surrounding the flower. One plant soon becomes a gathering of plants all descendants of the original plant like the above photo.
* - Bulbocodium vernum
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