can't you smell that smell
if you have ever been in GA in the summer you will identify with this.
i passed a construction site this afternoon. they are clearing and grubbing for a new ramp for the interstate. in GA we have mainly pine trees. the smell of fresh cut pines and fresh turned earth on a large site combine to make a very distinct fragrance that can overpower an area for miles around. i was reminded that i haven't smelled this in a long time. since the down turn not much clearing has gone on around here. especially on a scale large enough to stink up the whole area. i have missed it. it is the smell of progress. the smell of men working. the smell of money.
i wasn't lucky enough to have a crew on this project, but i am glad to see my bros working. tree guys, truck drivers, equipment operators and a bunch of other construction types were busy this afternoon. it was good for the soul to see such a site. i hope it is a sign of more to come. i am optimistic that we are through the worst part of this mess and brighter days are ahead for us all.
Snoop
Has the pollen gotten started yet? Around here we're getting a good bit (my nose is running now), but the pine hasn't started yet. Things turn plumb yellow when the pine kicks in.
Where is the new interchange? Valdosta?
Andy
Amen brother! There's lots of them pine trees just to your north that we can spare to lose!
Too bad TDD's not here to poo-poo on your little parade!! ( Just kidding, Wendell)
I hope that smell moves north to VA soon!! I need some work!!
I like your little analogy too... I can see/smell the connection!!
and here i thought this was more C. Sheen crap
Snoop
> Has the pollen gotten started yet? Around here we're getting a good bit (my nose is running now), but the pine hasn't started yet. Things turn plumb yellow when the pine kicks in.
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> Where is the new interchange? Valdosta?
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> Andy
I'm not that far from you AB. 575/Rope Mill Rd. No pine pollen yet but it is coming. I started my Zyrtec doses early this year.
Pollen??
Supposed to go to -5 F. tonight and -15 tomorrow night and there 3 feet of snow on the ground. It's looks like a LONG way till spring around here.
Pollen??
> It's looks like a LONG way till spring around here.
Just keep us posted, as to when the sap starts to run;-)
I think of the same song after the Budweiser Clydesdales roll past me at a Mardi Gras parade.
Here in Bradenton, we have a number of distinct smells at different times of the year! Right now the pollen is so high from the Oak and Pine trees! But soon that will be overpowered by the Orange Blossoms! The salt air from the breezes off the Gulf of Mexico is a very distinct smell. But the one that nobody ever forgets is the smell produced by Tropicana when they are brewing orange juice!
By the way, love that Lynyrd Skynyrd song! 🙂