Okay, we all feel a bit blue from time to time, but how about ... yellow. Huh?
If you live in the Southeast, if it's yellow around you, it must be spring. For example, take a look at my Ford Explorer, which has been been parked in a covered area (believe it or not):
I actually do keep my Explorer clean (okay, I try to), but you'd never know it from this picture. Yellow pine pollen is a tradition of Spring around our part of the country. There's not a thing we can do about it, but I did learn something about this obnoxious stuff: Most of the people who sneeze and wheeze this time of year really shouldn't be blaming their spring allergies on pine pollen. Experts point out that this stuff is so heavy that it falls to the ground instead of flying through the air, which means that people generally don't inhale it. So, if you're blaming your allergies on pine pollen, it's much more likely that the real culprit is one of the other pollens that really do cause health problems and that is probably high in concentration at the same time.
My wife and I are pretty accustomed to always having to stress the importance of clean looking homes with good curb appeal to enhance the prospect of getting offers, but around this time of year, I guess we have to include another recommendation: Wash the outside of your house ... but be careful, because if you stand outside too long, this yellow stuff may wind up covering you, as well!
David
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