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The snow is almost melted and only a few traces of it remains. To be in Portland today, one would not even think that snow could fall in the surrounding higher areas but it does. I am in the midst of an allergy attack by some bizarre winter flowering plant and can't stop sneezing. I thought it was dust from the heater but once allergies kick in, everything increases the problem.

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  1. Homer Simpson12:14 PM

    Driving home from work on Friday, I could smell the pollen in the air. Saturday morning I had to take an allergy pill. Temperatures are pushing 80 degrees here in SD.

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