Today was my first bike commute of the week as I haven't been feeling well, probably due to the pollen. Everything is covered in yellow dust here and I'm moderately allergic to tree pollen, so I haven't ridden since last Friday. The pollen levels are still high today but I finally took some allergy medication and decided to go for it. Hopefully I won't end up suffering for it.

We typically get one week each spring when the pollen levels skyrocket, and this seems to be the time. It's about 2-3 weeks earlier than usual but that's consistent with the mild, wet winter weather that we had.