The arrival of spring begats high pollen counts, winter rainstorms if one lives in the Pacific Northwest or Alaska, and the annual “Raising of the Backyard Badminton Net,” celebrated every April 9th as part of “Shuttlecock Awareness Month,” which oddly enough takes place in May.
I appreciate your suggestion to get a badminton starter kit. It sounds like a courtly, genteel sport from your description 😉