The Great Seal Of The State Of Ohio…

“Quality Time” thought for today:: “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.” Lao Tzu.. “But Do It” Joe Todd

“According to historical lore, the seal was based on the eastern view from Adena, the home of Thomas Worthington near Chillicothe. Worthington was one of Ohio's first two United States senators and he served as the sixth governor of the state.”  As we walk along passing through the grove.”

 The seal illustrates Ohio's diverse geography. In the background stands Mount Logan in Ross County.

Visit Adena CLICK

Seal!!! What seal!!!!  Have a great day .

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 The Great Seal Of The State Of Ohio…

You might enjoy::: Situated on a mountaintop outside Charlottesville, Virginia, Monticello CLICK

Public Health Museum of Colonial Williamsburg

 ARE “THEY” AFTER YOU

An insanely good time:: “A two-story brick institution south of Francis Street, Williamsburg's public hospital was founded at the urging of Governor Francis Fauquier (pronounced "Fau-keer"). Like many men of the 18th-century Enlightenment, Fauquier believed science could be employed to cure "persons who are so unhappy as to be deprived of their reason." READ MORE

Linda and I just happened to stumble upon this museum on our way to the larger museums housed beyond the entrance. The DeWitt Wallace
Decorative Arts Museum & The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum

This hospital museum tells in a simple, and meaningful way the trials of caring for the mental illness during a time when little was really known about such a disease.

“The building housed 24 cells, all designed for the security and isolation of their occupants. Each cell had a stout door with a barred window that looked on a dim central passage, a mattress, a chamber pot, and an iron ring in the wall to which the patient's wrist or leg fetters were attached.”

“Things” are getting better

‘Loony’ Lucy was committed to the Public Hospital When five men dragged her to the mental asylum, Lucy declared she would one day return to the Ludwell-Paradise house. She died in the asylum two years later, never returning to her home in the physical sense READ MORE

ARE “THEY” AFTER YOU YET?????

There are  samples of the primitive treatment tools used on those found insane. Some of these are not for the weak hearted.

“TREATMENTS OF THE TIME” By our standards, treatment was crude, aggressive and abusive. Powerful drugs were used to evacuate the bowels, induce constipation or cause vomiting. Other treatments included blistering salves, restraining devices such as manacles and the strait waistcoat or straitjacket, a plunge bath or dunking chair, a small electricity machine to administer shocks, scarificators [scalpel-like devises for bloodletting] and cups for bleeding.  Sometimes obstreperous patients were bound to chairs to quiet them.  Many doctors thought that a certain amount of intimidation would induce patients to reconsider their ways. On the positive side, inmates were fed, clothed and allowed time in the exercise yard -- also known as the “mad yard” – READ MORE The Madhouse of Colonial Williamsburg: An Interview With Shomer Zwelling (this is a really good link)………………………………………………………..  After all this you are probably hungry so take the time to stop at:::

“The Museum Café features a delectable array of sandwiches, chili, salads, and soups (vegetarian options also available) as well as teas, coffee, tavern beers, and wine.”

“THEY” FOUND ME… I MIGHT BE OUT OF CIRCULATION FOR AWHILE…. HAVE A GREAT DAY ANYHOW… LOL

For More:::: The Athens Lunatic Asylum

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A Quality Time Turtle Update at The Georgia Sea Turtle Center

 A Quality time visit to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center

First Loggerhead Nest of the Season Found on Cumberland Island BRUNSWICK, Ga. (5/12/2014)

Loggerhead sea turtles may be slow on land, but give them this: When it comes to the start of nesting season, they tend to be on time. Georgia’s first loggerhead nest of 2014 was found at Cumberland Island on Friday, May 9. READ MORE

Now a visit to:

The Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island Georgia

DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER

“Loggerhead turtles are susceptible to a number of threats, both natural and man-made. These threats include but are not limited to watercraft interaction, disease, cold stunning, predators (The main threats to Georgia sea turtles are nest predation by hogs, raccoons, and dogs,)  entanglement in passive fishing gear, incidental capture in commercial and recreational fisheries, light pollution, nesting habitat degradation and beach erosion.” READ MORE.. With problems like that you need a HOSPITAL FOR TURTLES… an integral part of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

I would like to introduce you to: Flounder

I hope I’m not violating any HIPAA Privacy Rules LOL 

“The Georgia Sea Turtle Center is a hospital for ill and injured sea turtles, and we are the only hospital of its kind in Georgia! The Center is open to the public and offers an interactive Exhibit Gallery and Rehabilitation Pavilion, where guests can view our patients and witness their recovery process.” READ MORE

Flounders surgery was successful. Dr. Beau Sasser (human orthopedic surgeon) and Lindsay Erickson (surgical tech) donated their equipment and time.

Meanwhile back at the beach:

I had to chance to talk with Katie an employee of the Sea turtle Center. Katie is from California and has a degree in wildlife management.Before Katie started working at the Center she had done some volunteer work in Costa Rica.

  Katie was putting plastic pipes in the ground  to measure water levels at the beach. Proper ground water levels are crucial for proper nesting and propagation of sea turtles.

Joe Todd and Linda say, “Thanks for stopping by and we hope you enjoyed your visit to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.”

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SORRY:::::

Q: What do you get when you cross a turtle and a flu shot?
A: a slow-poke.
Q: What do turtles use to communicate?
A: A shellphone!
Q: Why did the turtle cross the road?
A: To get to the shell station!
Q: What does a turtle do on it's birthday?
A: It shellebrates!

A Quality time visit to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center