Like a punch in the face, but a very lovely one! All green stuff all around, and the scent of rain on alder shoots. A sweet, cloying scent joined it this morning, which has to mean flowering things. Chokecherry trees are not uncommon around Fairbanks. Our power company used to give out saplings, because as they cut the tall trees along the power line rights of way, they don't want to just leave us with stumps or bare earth, so they give out trees that don't grow very high. However, in recent years as the climate has warmed, chokecherries have come to be considered an invasive. Oops.
Both the girls were due for updated shots, so to the vet we went. Look how calm they are!
Cricket updated her rabies.
And Raven updated her kennel cough.
And just last weekend! What have we here?
Finally something for the bees! Violas!
And dandelions!
Bluebells will be soon! I saw their buds!
