i was in bed this morning watching the weather channel when i saw this video {you might have to click on the 'skip this ad' X at the top of the player}: http://uservideo.weather.com/video/NC-Pollen-Storm/player?layout= the video was taken on monday night. the pollen is from a {north carolina} loblolly pine. i'm pretty sure that the pollen bombs pine trees in our front yard {all six of them & their 20+ feet tall glory} are loblolly pines. no wonder i am such a puffy, stuffy mess. no wonder my green car is an eerie shade of ick yellow. no wonder the sea foam at willoughby spit was yellow {i noticed that while driving to work yesterday}. no wonder i walked through a layer of pollen just to get into the office door yesterday at work. no wonder i have become co-dependent on … [Read more...]
DON’T WASH ME…LOVE ME INSTEAD
April 20, 2009 by · 3 Comments
I walked outside yesterday afternoon and noticed that my car had been "vandalized" by my children: You can barely make it out because of the glare, but it says"I heart mom" across the hood.So much for the $16 I spent washing my car on Saturday afternoon. I should have known better considering our pine trees (and just about every other plant or flower in our yard) are dropping pollen bombs all over the place. I could look on the bright side...at least my kids didn't write, "Wash me...again" all over the car. … [Read more...]












