Forget zombies.
Forget nuclear war.
The pollen is here and I swear it’s going to kill me before the other things have a chance.
This year we’ve seen a crazy increase in pollen. While we normally have a few days of yellow dust choking our air every spring, here we are starting July and we’re still covered in the crap.
How much pollen is too much pollen?
The barn porch furniture is covered.
The kitchen porch is covered.
The back deck is covered.
It’s in every outdoor crevice.
And running down the driveway in streams after a rain.
Nothing escapes it.
Open your windows?
It covers the stove.
And the washing machine.
You know those crazy videos you see on the news…
The ones where someone shakes a tree and clouds of pollen emerge?
I saw our neighbor do that but didn’t have my camera handy….
It’s insane.
River's world..... 
We get it bad here in Virginia with all the flowering trees. But, fortunately, I have duct tape and a basement, so I can hunker down until fall…
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That seems an appropriate response.
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We don’t get that much in the UK luckily but I still feel the effects of hayfever nonetheless, short of hibernating through the spring/summer months there seems to be no escape!
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There isn’t, but this year is ridiculously bad.
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Kill them. Kill them all. It’s the only reasonable thing to do.
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I would, but I’m afraid of a bee revolt.
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And yet you plant more flowers. . . . . . . hmmmmmmmmmm
I am lucky. I do not have allergies. I would die if I couldn’t be outside when I want to.
I hope you feel better soon…..oxox
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Oh, I don’t have allergies. Not at all. But the pollen is so horrendous this year you can’t help but be covered in it and sneeze.
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amazing……………
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That is completely nuts! I don’t even have allergies and I just sneezed looking at those photos.
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And the constant cleaning is worse than the sneezing…
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Fortunately, Chopin’s Polon-aise is nothing to sneeze at, though it may cause the eyes to water a bit if you listen to it without a sack over your head.
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It’s too hot for a sack. Remind again come winter…
😉
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There’s a price to pay for beauty–you know that!!
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But I keep paying and paying …..
🤣
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Ok now there’s one positive think about living here in the brown, dry Southwest, no pollen!!
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Not even a cactus puff of the yellow stuff?
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Nope and if there is, it’s not noticeable enough for anyone to notice.
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Interesting. You must have some very hungry bees….
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Oh my God! Is WP going to let me comment again? Hang on, I’m experimenting here, River!
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Fingers crossed.
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YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! So what changed between last week and this week? Yesterday, even…I couldn’t comment on your site and today I can! WooHooo! Okay, I’ll stop now. What were we talking about? Pollen? Ah, yes, plant sex. Really bad in the mornings in the DFW area of Texas. They say that if you don’t have allergies, live here long enough and you’ll get them! Nothing like waking up in the morning and reaching for a tissue the very first thing because you’re sneezing your head off! Loved the tree pollen in slow mo, btw! I’ve never seen that before, but we do get that powdery pollen residue all over everything in the spring. BUT IT’S SUMMER AND I CAN CUT BACK ON THE CLARITAN FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL FALL! WOW! I haven’t been this excited in such a long time –it’s good to know that I can comment on your post again and not feel excluded anymore! *takes deep breath and calms down* Okay, gotta run and see if I can comment on other people’s blogs! Hugs, Mona
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Welcome back! Not sure what happened there but glad it’s fixed.
Plant sex, yes. Good blog fodder but hell for people with allergies.
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Laughing at the Death Star 😄
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You can’t ignore the similarities!
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Holy crap! I thought Georgia’s pine forest was bad. (and it was, but you got it beat!)
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This year for sure. Makes me wonder why…
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As someone who seems to be naturally immune, I can only offer my sympathies and hopes for a short pollen season. Here we have cottonwood floating around like a massive summertime snowstorm. Again, naturally immune… 🙂
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I’m immune as well, don’t have allergies. But this year it’s been so thick everyone’s sneezing.
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