Isn’t it a pleasure to open your windows on a gently warm Spring day and welcome in the breeze?
Where I now live, in central North Carolina, we experience four fully-fledged seasons. Winters are mild, summers are muggy. And, like most, I’m grateful for climate-controlled spaces during the most extreme temperature swings of the year. But, each year, I savor that sweet spot right before the annual explosion of pollen turns the whole landscape yellow. Mild, short-sleeve-worthy days haven’t yet given way to the sweaty, sweltering ones.
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