Every Spring, along with the critters, there is another tormenter which descends on the areas we have been in Georgia, Arkansas and Texas the past five years. It looks like a fine yellow or greenish powder and it is called pollen. I have never had problems with allergies or hay fever, but the pollen from a wide variety of trees seem to now cause me problems. Virtually every tree, plant, shrub, flower and crop produces pollen. Wikipedia lists 65 sources of pollen in the Spring, 61 sources in the Summer and an additional 9 sources in the Fall.
Everything is coated with the powder and it is almost impossible to keep anything clean. Rain is the best antidote to the multi-colored residue and we just had two downpours which lasted only a matter of minutes, but may have knocked the pollen out. The birds, not chirping before the rain, are chirping now, so maybe they have stopped sneezing, rubbing watery eyes and being beset by runny beaks and cold-like symptoms.
Whether it's the effects of antihistamines, extra Vitamin C (Amalaki) , or the cleansing rain and return of sunshine, I feel better, too. Back to work.
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