Allergies in Full Effect

Goodbye Allergies
Originally uploaded by Paula Wirth.

As anyone with seasonal may already know, the pollen count for weeds today and tomorrow in the New York metro area is at Very High.

Yesterday I had a little time to kill in the afternoon, so I decided to trim some hedges in Doug's front yard. Big mistake. Not only was it a huge job, but I think I unearthed some ragweed or whatever in the process. Afterwords I was wheezing and this morning, when I unknowingly put on the same tank top I was wearing while trimming the bushes, I started sneezing incessantly.

I'm trying not to take an anti-histimine just yet, since I would like to go for a run later on and I don't want to be dehydrated or sleepy. But my eyes or watery and breathing is strained. Grrr...

Here is a list of other weed hotspots for the next few days.


An interesting page about allergies and how to deal.