Something I Hate
I really can't say that there are many things that I truly "hate." When my children were little, I always corrected them when they used the word; "Hate is a very strong word," I would say. It should be reserved for stronger issues than spinach or baths. Sure I hate bigotry, bullies, ignorance, and a lot of things that aren't the types of "things" that you photograph. The other morning I drove past the demonstrators who protest at a local clinic where they perform abortions, and I thought to myself that I hate them too. I was too scared of them to jump out of my car and take their picture. So I settled for this shot of something that I guess I hate for all of the suffering it has caused.
A million points to the one who knows what I hate...
So, my dear Sherilin wins a million points. Don't spend them all in one place, now. Try to make the most of them.
Yes, pollen it is. In the mid-Atlantic states it falls like huge globs of rain and covers us all in thick yellow slime. This is a photo of part of a table cover that is on my screen porch. Yup, under roof and it still gets coated with the stuff - and we do not even have trees in our yard that produce it!!
As an allergy sufferer (one who went through years of shots and chronic bronchitis), seeing this stuff makes me want to gag. They always told me I would outgrow my allergies. This begs the question, just how old do I have to be???
This challenge brought to you by Ziva and Mike poses a theme for each day of the month.
Here are all of the other haters!!!
What an interesting picture. I see some sort of fabric and wonder if this is a flag burning (which is something I hate) but those don't look like flames. I'll be checking back to learn what this is.
ReplyDeleteFabric, yes! Flames, not any where near me!!
DeleteLooks like a tarp of some sort to me.
ReplyDeleteYes, but I don't hate it!
DeleteIs it some sort of plastic? It reminds me of the anti weed mat I put in all my flower beds.
ReplyDeleteIT is a covering, true, but that isn't what I hate.
DeleteOoooh, that's a great picture. Of course I knew immediately what it is. I won't say anything because I don't want to ruin it for the others.
ReplyDeleteOk, I have no idea what that is.
Another thing you won't win...
DeleteLooks like something is burnt.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I hate that I don't know what it is!
Okay, you're right. 'Hate' is kind of a strong word for this.
How about, 'I don't LIKE that I don't know what it is'?
I don't LIKE it either!!
Deleteis that pollen?
ReplyDeleteDING DING DING, and we have a winner!! It would take another mid-East coaster to recognize the dreaded yellow goo.
Deletei THOUGHT so! looks like everything around here a couple weeks ago. when you have to run the windshield wipers so you can see through the yellow smears.
DeleteI have NO IDEA what that is!
ReplyDeleteIt isn't a very good picture.
DeleteI like the photo but I'm totally at a loss as to what it is.
ReplyDeleteIs it really a photo to like? I don't think so. Maybe in an abstract sense.
DeleteThat's clearly frost, or ice, on a windshield. I hate it, too, and often curse loudly when I'm forced to scrape my windshield before I can get out and drive through school zones at 90 mph. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention: I hate kids, too. I think kids should be encased in ice to shut them up.
ReplyDeleteP.S. -- Come one SherilinR, Pollen? Really? Everybody knows pollen is yellow and has spikey things on it. You're not even trying. You're worse than Nicky, frankly.
Mike, you have to scrape this off of the windshield (and the hood, and the back window) around here too! Shoot, I know some kids that I would like to shove in front of your speeding car!
DeleteIs that some sort of spinach. I also hate spinach. And baths.
ReplyDeleteI used to hate bathing in spinach.
DeleteOh I absolutely hate not being able to figure out obscure photos. Damn.
ReplyDeleteIt is a crappy photo, no worries.
DeleteI'm with Mike, this is clearly ice, the bane of my existence.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of ice do you have that's yellow? I've heard of yellow snow (as in don't eat it), but not yellow ice.
DeleteHello? It's pollen, people. I wash it off my car every. frickin'. day.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I really hate is THAT phone call from the school that yet again, Youngest has amazed me with his poor choices. *sigh*
You should have youngest wash your car every day until he makes better choices!
DeleteHe's lost his iPod for a week, and yes, I'm threatening more chores. Grrrrrr
DeleteI love the mid-Atlantic states but I'm allergic to every last one of them. Worst of all, my favorite mid-coast state is Virginia and I've got to be up on the Blue Ridge to be able to breathe. What a nightmare to live with and to try to keep things their original color. Yellow doesn't go well with much.
ReplyDeleteI have lived my whole life in Virginia. If breathing were optional I would have been much healthier. Here's the secret - honey.
DeleteTo hell with pollen!!! I hate it too - we're mortal enemies.
ReplyDeleteDO you hate it for allergies or because it is a pain in the ass? If it is allergies, then you need to eat honey.
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