I always wipe off the table where I eat on the back porch, but this is yellow pollen season. It not only accumulates, but the wind leaves its mark with swirls. For the first time, I used the leaf blower instead of a broom to clean the porch. That started the faulty thinking, to blow everything to the screen door. I realized it worked well with the leaves. Most of the leaves that blew up through the floor are now outside. The pollen was simply scattered.
I changed my thinking for the second sweep of the day. I reasoned that the pollen could jolly well exit the way it came in – through the screen that wraps the porch. I’m thrilled that most of it is now outside. Mercifully, I can’t remember how long the pollen will continue to plague us. Since using the blower is so quick and easy, I won’t mind repeating the process a few times.
Mehrling Muse 
I had the yellow pollen at my last house. You always had to clean before you sat down on any furniture.
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It’s bad here too. We are all snorting and sneezing.
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Thankfully, the pollen doesn’t mess with my head. Others are suffering, though.
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I hear you sister! Pollen is really bad here this year. It is raining today, though, so maybe it will wash off some of it!
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I hope your pollen will wash away and not become a paste.
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Actually, it has washed it off the deck (the uncovered part) and rails, sidewalks, driveway, thank goodness.
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I am in the same boat. Pine pollen covers everything.
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I didn’t know the pollen comes from pine trees.
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The yellow pollen that is everywhere comes from pines. I don’t know of anything else that produces that level of pollen. Some other place might have different plants that produce large amounts of pollen.
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We have some kind of hardwood tree that produces yellow pollen. I am not sure what it is. Most of it came from the pine trees in past years, but they have not put out much this year, due to the loss of so many trees.
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Interesting, I didn’t know that there was a hardwood tree that produces pollen on the level of pines.
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I don’t know that it is on the same level, but it does contribute to the pollen around here. I will have to find out what the tree is and let you know.
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I’m sorry for your lost trees, but happy you have less pollen.
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I wish someone could convince pine trees to back off!
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I bought a leaf blower (cordless) a couple of years ago, but rarely ever use it. It does do a quick and easy job, but I like my old timey broom and rake. lol That’s where I get a lot of my exercise.
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Besides being good for us, it is also better for the environment. I find it pleasurable to rake; sweeping is not as easy or fun for me, but I do it for the sidewalks and driveway.
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I should have said it is better if a blower is battery powered rather than gasoline. The battery powered can still make some noise, though.
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I liked raking when we had a very small yard. Now I live under an oak tree that is between 200 and 300 years old. Its leaf production has not slacked off.
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A high school friend of mine lives in Cary, North Carolina and I remember she used to post photos of how her deck and yard looked at pollen time. I can’t imagine that much pollen. We have these red things falling from the trees – I don’t know what trees they come from but they are everywhere and every morning since we’ve had all this torrential rain and high winds I go to the sewer grate three doors down to ensure they are not covering the openings so the water doesn’t back up and cause issues.
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If it’s not one thing, it’s another. I guess I’d choose dust over floods.
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Yes, that is true – it is at least easy to get rid of. I always think that nothing spreads faster than water where it shouldn’t be. Many years ago I was doing laundry late on a Saturday night. I had just been down to get the dried laundry and put in a new load – came back down and water was all over the laundry room – water tank sprung a leak.
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