The pollen has been really bad in Massachusetts the past couple of weeks. Everything that's outside is covered with a fine coat of yellow dust. I was practicing flight maneuvers on Wednesday evening over a pond in Winchendon, and I could see a distinct, wispy patterns of yellow on the pond from all the pollen that accumulated on its surface...and this was from 1500 feet up! We've kept windows closed and ventilation running to help keep the pollen out of the house. Hopefully it lets up soon.

Update 6/14/08

At the end of my Saturday yardwork, I fired up the blower to clean up the sidewalks and deck. As I pointed the blower at the deck, clouds of pollen came up! Fortunately there was a breeze to take it all away to someone else's yard, but it's the first time I ever saw that happen.