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.