Yesterday marked the first day of spring. Yesterday
also marked the beginning of my first spring in North Carolina. I have recently
had multiple conversations about what to expect from the North Carolina spring
and summer with my coworkers. Much of the talk was about the
mild winter, the humidity, and about this Okie’s first North Carolina summer.
I couldn’t help but think of my last year in
Oklahoma. The beautiful sunsets, the wonderful thunderstorms, the consistent
breeze (10-25 mph wind), the baseball size hail, the Icepocalypse, the
earthquakes and of course the tornadoes. With all of the conversations there
was a topic that I was unfamiliar with…. pollen.
I was warned about the North Carolina pollen, and I
was warned about its affect on my black car. To be honest, I took it with a
grain of salt… until yesterday. Between running out for lunch, and heading home, I got covered. I got pollinated. I was amazed at the amount of pollen on my
car. I turned on the AC and a yellow smoke monster came out of my vents. Lost
style. It felt like I shoved a yellow Pixy Stix up my nose.
I am told this is only the earliest stage of the
pollen attack. I am told that the pine trees aren’t even in the game yet. Then
comes the grass. Hopefully this Okie will make it through unscathed. Knock on
wood… but don’t knock on a tree because it is going to rain yellow pollen.
