Allergies can be triggered by the mold that grows on grass in the spring.  It explains why the end of the melt sucks if you’re allergic to mold.

This is related to snow mold.  Its hard to tell if its the same mold that grows in the full sun on melting snow, or a different type of mold. Either way, if you have a mold allergy, its just no fun!

Spring depression: such a weird idea, I didn’t connect them for decades.  Figured it out last year, confirmed this year.  Allergies and spring depression can go together.

I thought it was just me!  But a quick search on the internet reveals that it does effect quite a few people. 

Are you one of them?

Let’s take a closer look at one possible root cause: specific types of allergies.

Mold under the sink - what better place for mold to grow - dark and damp if there is a leak.

I've been adding more articles about mold on Allergy-Details lately, so it is ironic that I have recently discovered a major mold problem under the kitchen sink.

You could smell it when you got near the sink sometimes. But at other times you could not. Strange!

There were no obvious damp areas in the cupboard under the sink, and the wooden underside of the counter-top was clean and dry.

I recently mentioned that I hate early spring, and realized it was because of the mold.

Well, here is something else I thought I was noticing, which I now believe to be true (probably). In the spring, I prefer overcast days to sunny days.

Strange, no? The rest of the year, I much prefer the sun.

Today was a cloudy day, and my allergies aren't bothering me nearly as much as yesterday - I have very low-level allergy symptoms.

For years - decades in fact - I have detested the early part of spring.

Now the late part of spring, that is a different matter, once the grass has sprung, the flowers bloomed, and the birds are singing in the trees. Even before that is fine.

But just now, as the snow melts to reveal the ground once again, I don't feel happy.

This has always been a mystery to me. I love the sun. It's great to get outside. True, it is the end of the ski season, but soon it will be cycling season. I can't loose!

Except I feel out of sorts around now.

Yesterday though, I suddenly realized what it is: mold!