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Dear Mother Nature;

I want to start off by saying that apart from one problem, I enjoy being out in your world. Gazing in awe and pleasure at the wonders you have created and carefully maintain is simply marvelous and I am continually amazed by the great beauty and variety of landscape and flora around me.

Anyway, the one problem stopping me from fully appreciating all of your creations is that unfortunately I am allergic to a fair share of them. Not fatally, you understand; but bad enough to make me feel rather badly poorly and quite miserable quite a lot of the time - should I have to venture outside - while your plants are at their most fertile. Which is a great shame because, as I said, I really enjoy being outside otherwise.

Now, I understand of course that nature has to replenish itself and therefore pollination is necessary. I accept that with grace, really I do. But surely by late September you've had more than enough time to get this done and that by now things should be wrapping themselves up?

I'd say so. After all, we ARE well into autumn now.

Seriously; you've had at least 7 months to get your rear in gear and now I'm fed up. Hay-fever sufferers like to enjoy being outside too; we shouldn't have to wait until the world is cold enough to be covered in snow to and ice do it.

So to sum up: enough already! For the love of God, please stop with the pollinating!

Sincerely,

Alice.