It is indeed spring here in the deep south. When the pine trees spit green stuff winter is but a distant memory. I just came inside from a walk around the shop. The air is fresh and the sun shines bright and it's warm. One nice advantage of living on a peninsula stuck between to great bodies of water is our air is scrubbed clean by winds either east or west. Of course those very same winds spread this ugly green catkin sputum everywhere. The pollen gives flavor to your coffee.
My poor truck....
Stephen
So basically you coffee is laced with a natural gin and tonic aftershave taste?
ReplyDeleteWe get very little Pine up here unless it has been purposefully planted but the Maples should start pollinating soon.
I don;t think they shoot the horses because the trees pollinated on them. However if you would like to shoot a few horses... Have I got a deal for you :)
Yes, on the gin aftershave taste. Hey, horse isn't bad for grub. I'm more than willing to shoot your horses. In France its stew meat. Then again the French will almost anything...like the Chinese. Oh, and me.
DeleteOops, after the will enject, eat.
DeleteNo, you are correct, you just forgot the xxxx = fill in the blank: "Then again then French will xxxx almost anything..."
DeleteWow, my typing sucks as well. "then French" = "the French".
DeleteThe liberal/animal rights people keep managing to stall a horse processing plant up here but I got a stock trailer all prepped and ready for when it opens.
DeleteHeavy sigh from your Iowa reader . . . -19*F here this morning . . . dreamin' though . . .
DeletePapa, spot on.
DeletePP, wonder what the price per pound will be paid.
eiaftinfo, currently 65 degrees here bright with slight wind. Sorry.
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DeleteLOL read that wrong. -19 whew you got it worse than me at 9 that's for sure.
Deleteeiaftinfo's minus 19 degrees in Iowa trumps my minus 10 degrees here in Minnesota this morning. All things considered, I will take your lime green pollen instead of this cold white stuff that covers everything. However, hope still springs eternal.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, Vicki....don't worry before you know it the sweat will fly and we'll all watch the fireworks and eat melon in July. Snuggle deep and dream of Spring. What part of Minnesota?
DeleteI'm SW of Minneapolis, just the other side of the Minnesota River. I prefer the northern part of the state where my family on both sides were raised, but kids and grandkids are all close by, so here I stay.
Delete" . .catkin sputum . ." !!
ReplyDeleteHilarious :)
And hubby and I join you in your hatred of the stuff. Nasty
And, after these pines finish their bowel movements the oaks take over and dump a death bed of dusty green stuff. Thanks, Dear Cathy.
DeleteWe get a yellow pollen here from all the northern birch; at least it doesn't change the taste of the coffee.
ReplyDeleteThe birch is a beautiful tree. Take your cup of brew out for a walk, stand still and let some of the pollen dust the top, stir, sip. Its bound to taste better than pine.
DeleteWillow and poplar "snow". But not yet. Wild geese headed north this morning. First sign of spring.
ReplyDeleteOur Live Oaks snow too, heavy. Our creeks and rivers flow green in Spring.
DeleteSee karma, you must be kind to Mother Nature. Give S.W. a hug and say I'm sorry for yesterday grin.
ReplyDeleteI will, Rob, and thanks...you never need to say sorry here.
DeleteOnly just developed allergies the past couple of years. I've had about 20 sneezes today. I don't like to sneeze! Hope it rains a lot during oak pollen season. That to me, is worse than the pine because it seems so much thicker.
ReplyDeleteCame home to begin dinner and spent the first thirty minutes in a sneeze fest. I hate it too. Hit seventy-one at the shop today. Do you still think it's winter....thanks, Sweet Deb. Tell your husband to stock some herbs as I'll be around next week.
DeleteThat's why my wife wants to retire there. Always warm, and sunshine, and the beaches.....
ReplyDeleteAnd, always with the biting insects, humidity, sweat, blazing August sun, hurricanes, and a very high cost of living expense. Think about it very carefully.
DeleteI walked into the grocery store and smelled the wonderful smell of fresh strawberries. They were from Florida. I wonder if the truck driver was running the trailer refrigeration unit backwards on the way up here to keep them from freezing.
ReplyDeleteSorry about all the pollen. We could send you a few feet of snow, but it would probably melt before it arrived.
How did you guess...yes, they reverse the cooler system. And, pick 'em green.
DeleteI'll deal with the pollen. My sinus condition will too.
Up here in the sub-arctic, spring brings a mist of sticky stuff from the soft maples. I can hardly wait.
ReplyDeleteThere's a myth, though, that washing and polishing your pickup guarantees a prompt deer collision.
If by sticky stuff you mean maple syrup...I agree. Allow me to place an order for one jug...a big one.
DeleteOr coon....