Allergies … Airborne pollen loves to tickle my nasal passages and force me to take antihistamines, darn! Unfortunately, I have learned and experienced allergies since my move to the desert. When I first spoke with an ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) physician he explained how pollen loves dark, moist places to hang out. Lovely! At that point, my allergic reaction …. itchy eyes and breathing difficulties were due to the pollen from palo verde trees. Those trees will be blooming very soon. The palo verde is the official state tree of Arizona so it is never going away! But I now discovered velvet mesquite trees are the latest source of my misery and happening before my usual allergy season. Mesquite trees have been around forever and used in multiple ways, plus they love the desert with its hot temperatures and little water. They’ll be here longer than me for sure!

I love that spring has sprung upon us and everything seems to be blooming, but when it brings on my allergy misery I am ready to cry. Might as well since I am already blowing my nose and wiping my eyes every hour! However, thanks to some good medicines and antihistamines, hot tea and air-conditioned spaces, I will be able to face the world without a sniffling nose and runny eyes! Summer will be here and everything will be so hot … and that’s a whole other world!

Sneezing on …. with hope to end soon!