l'estate e` gia` qui

Any way you say it, it's gotten warm in a hurry here in Il Veneto and yes, The Summer Is Already Here. What makes it tougher though, is that plants and trees are still blooming, so not only do we have premature heat but also lots of pollen. Ugh. I'd love to have a nice strong rainstorm to wash it all away! I've been feeling like crap today, and have slept a lot - although I can't tell at this point whether my having needed to sleep today is due to a requirement to catch up on the sleep I missed during the week, or my problems with the pollen. Not to cop out, but I suspect it's probably a little of both. And I don't know if our having lived previously in the lower Hudson Valley (which is notorious for seasonal allergy issues) is mitigating the effects of the pollen here - it probably depends on what plants are there vs. here.

So, that's it for today! I hope la primavera is not gone completely - I'm not yet ready to move on to summer! But I've got something up my sleeve that'll make me feel more springlike - I still haven't watched the entire Ronde von Vlaanderen bicycle race!

I suppose if that doesn't make me feel like it's spring, there's always marshmallow Peeps...