Tag: pollen

  • The Freedom to Run Again

    The Freedom to Run Again

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor several days I either had bad allergies or I had a cold. Both are possible because we went from cold and rainy, and cold and snowy to spring like so three or four trees at once dumped their loads of pollen into the sky at once. Since so many people are…

  • The Sense of Fatigue

    The Sense of Fatigue

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went for a run and I struggled. The distance was four point five kilometres so it was short. I suspect that it’s running straight after lunch that made me find the run hard. Last night I felt fine. I felt like cycling today, and I hesitated between the group ride…

  • Catkins in January

    Catkins in January

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteUntil today I didn’t know what catkins were because I never looked them up. “A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals…” according to Wikipedia. They are out at the moment and I know this is unusual because a few days ago I saw an article about how it was…

  • unseasonal heat

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn Austria, there’s a pollen warning. Apparently the lack of frost has encouraged the trees and other plants to begin releasing pollen. That’s quite amusing. We have the same temperatures in central Europe as you’d expect to have down in the south Israel has seen snow but the resorts can’t open…