Wednesday, April 10, 2019

The A-Pollen-Oclypse


This is life in pine country.
It is pollen season in North Carolina.  Pollen season is when the air is full of ‘dust’ - pine pollen - and it covers everything in a fine coating of yellow.

When it rains it washes the cars off, but the pollen doesn’t wash away.  It merely goes to where water pools or runs off creating odd yellow lines on the ground.  It also floats on the water creating a layer on our pond that can be seen from the back porch.

It is also the time of the year when the weather gets nice enough to open the windows in the house.  This creates a constant battle of cleaning and dusting inside the house.

It affects TJ the worst right at the beginning of the season.  His eyes get red and he sneezes uncontrollably.  Thank goodness for Claritin. 

At least it is not snow. 

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