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Granular

After a week of keeping at bay a bug running through the family, I’m now either succumbing to its viral power …or else experiencing an especially bad case of hay fever.

Pollen grains magnified: they look like toys for insects.

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2 Responses to Granular

  1. maria

    They do indeed look like well-made toys! You almost want to squeeze them to make them squeak. Of course, it these little bugger that squeeze our immune systems… and it never feels like play! Since the sun finally came out around here, I’ve had a scratchy throat myself.

  2. Yule

    “squeeze our immune system” indeed!
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    Well, we had nighttime rains (which gave way to midday sunshine), so that washed away much of the airborne pollen. I’m feeling better, eyes still itchy itchy itchy though.
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    And I’m resorting to my drug of choice, too (Entex LA), to fight congestion etc.
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    When it comes to this, I’m a total allopath, having tried the homeopath voodoo to no avail. 😉

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