I have seen the deepest, darkest depths of Hell, and it is yellow. Yellow because it is covered with pollen, just like Austin is right now. It began early Saturday morning, where I must have sneezed at least 40 times before even getting out of bed. In the late afternoon I went out to my new deck table to research the new plants I’d just bought at the Native Plant Sale held at Ladybird Johnson’s Wildflower Center, and the table itself was covered with yellow! I took a closer look, and in many places the pollen had settled so deeply that you couldn’t see through it. Dale said that when he was out riding his bike today that his wheels turned yellow b/c of all the pollen on the streets. I think it’s oak. Whatever it is, I sure hope it goes away soon.
Posted by elizabeth at April 7, 2003 01:01 AMI hate it that whenever the weather turns perfect for going outdoors (the spring warms up or the fall cools down) the plants decide to attack with their evil ordenance. And then it's either sneezing yourself silly or going around in an anithistamine induced daze. Neither is very enjoyable or productive. Oh, and "Bless you!" is completely ineffective, too.
Posted by: stepan on April 7, 2003 10:24 AM