Flea and Tick Season. Those beautiful spring days bring with them a pesky nuisance â fleas and ticks. These critters not only cause our pets to itch and scratch, they can carry diseases. Pets that are allergic to fleas can have a severe reaction to even one flea. What time of year do we worry about fleas and ticks?
The background, typical of a Wiley painting, is a riotous pattern of intense greens. Pretty sharp, Obama said with a grin. Amy Sherald, a Baltimore-based artist, painted Michelle Obama sitting in a floor-length gown, chin on her hand, looking directly at the viewer with a calm, level gaze. The paintings, like the presidency they honor, are a historic first.
Barack Obama was the first President to have his portrait taken with a digital camera in January 2009 by  Pete Souza, the then official White House photographer. The picture was taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. The painted portrait of Barack Obama is expected to be finished at a later date.