I know for sure that spring is here when my car gets this unmistakable coating.  No, that is not mud, dust or dirt, it’s not snow flurries, it’s not baby powder…. it’s TREE POLLEN.  It does blow off a little bit when you get going in the car, but here it is after a full day in the IBM parking lot… check out the roof in particular..

I have no idea why it’s so bad here, as I don’t remember anything like this ever happening in upstate NY.  In fact, I was out in the garden earlier and my feet and shoes even got coated in the stuff.  Gross.  All I can figure is that there are considerably more evergreen trees here – our neighbor across the street has some huge pine trees that keep producing teeny seedlings in our yard.

We have great weather now, but don’t want to open our windows and get this nasty yellow stuff inside the house too!  Especially considering I’m fairly allergic and get a scratchy throat after extended periods outside.  Wonderful!   Luckily it only lasts for a few weeks, when my throat will be unswollen and the car can return to its normal color.  We just have to wait!

Posted by Carrie on Thursday, April 8, 2010
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