A thin yellow blanket covers our cars this time of year. The long-leaf Eastern Pine is, I suppose, the equivalent of the West Coast Redwood. It is a tall, stately tree with very long needles and huge pine cones. They are great to look at and provide the area with all of the "pine straw" any landscaper coould desire. BUT every spring the pollen fills the air. Many suffer from allergies to the pollen. Thankfully our family doesn't suffer too badly, burning eyes and some wheezing. The real question is who is going to wash the car?! Hubby decided to dig yesterday while I was in Spanish class. He took out 18 wheelbarrows full of dirt. The pond is getting lower and the garden is getting higher, just what we need to happen. The dirt from the pond is being put on the garden because of a flooding problem that has cost me my harvest every year. Hopefully, this year will yield more for our labor.