Yep, the world is yellow all right...with this damn icky tree pollen.   The stuff lands on everything in sight.  Shown above is what's on my mother's car hood.  For those who either live or have lived in the Southeastern United States, you'll know what I'm talking about.  Normally, this event happens here about mid-April.  Due to the mild winter we had though, it started almost a month earlier.  The pollen is expected to be the highest in many years.  Luckily, I don't have any allergies.  For me, it's just an annual annoyance.  We were hoping some rain would wash much of the pollen away, but that never happened.  Therefore, another yellow day upcoming.

You know there's a strong cold front coming through when there's a drastic temperature change.  The high for today at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport was 83° F (28° C).  Tonight's low is expected to be 39° F (4° C).  A freeze watch is in effect for most of North Carolina through the weekend, which means trouble for many of the spring flowers.  I see that winter doesn't want to leave yet.  At least no snow is expected here.      

Oh yeah, I plan on going to Mount Mitchell State Park on the west end of the state later this month.  Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River at 6,684 feet (2,037 meters).  Unfortunately, it's one of those "drive-up" mountains.  It takes all the fun out of climbing, meh.  Anyways, more pictures coming soon.

Lemme find something to eat.  Buh-bye!