puffs of pollen

Biking has become a tear inducing activity thanks to trees waking up to the weather. Despite wearing sunglasses, I'm forced to rub out eye corners full of pollen on my daily ride to work. At work the signs still remain: people sneeze incessantly, cheeks are swollen due to allergies. Perhaps the worst is the tree outside my house that grows green-yellow banana shaped buds. One windy day I glanced out the window to see the tree's branches shake and release puffs of pollen into the unsuspecting air. The buds exploded like flak in the sky.