It's pine pollen season here in North Carolina.  This year, it is particularly bad.  We were watching the clouds of pollen at work today.  Actual clouds.  When I got into my car, I used the windshield wipers to clear the windshield.  (Jerry:  "The last time we had this much pollen, we had a hurricane.  That's when Fran came through.")   The pollen, it is everywhere.  It is gritty.  It makes me want to wash my car, but that will do no good until the pollening is over.   (Yes, I just made that word up.  My site, my rules!)  Which I hope is soon. 

Now, the good thing about pine pollen is that it is huge and therefore is not an allergen.  This does not mean that I am not sneezing.  Sweet gums are also in bloom.  Stupid sweet gums!  (Actually, the most amusing aspect of my trip to New Hampshire last fall was that the stores up there were using sweet gum balls as a decorative item.  We would not do that here.  We have stepped on those things too often.)

Also, on Friday?  Plane tickets for Maine were purchased.  Maine!  Can't wait.  Will have to, but still...