Lookie this Teeny Tiny Orb Weaver! I posted it to a Facebook group called "Spiders of Alaska" thinking it was a baby, but nope. Apparently it's a fully grown adult male.
These wild Arctic roses are the earlier blooming flowers each year. They smell sweet and faint, like you had put on a dab of rose perfume earle in the day and now it's evening.
And bluebells are the other early bloomer that shows up en masse.
Last Saturday we hiked to the top of Wickersham Dome. It was also the first truly warm day of the season and we were all quite hot! We finished all of our water, which is generally a bad sign (I think one should always carry excess water). But I think we were not in real danger because we were with a group and on a well-known trail. I photographed some pretty mountain flowers, like this anemone:
And these Dame's Rockets:
And one of my favorites, these teeny-tiny mountain azaleas:
And another of my favorites, woolly lousewort:
Phew! They were pooped afterwards! They even let me take a break from Second Walk!
We are also switching back to warm-weather foods, like sticky noodles:
And fully loaded huevos rancheros, with beans for extra fiber and protein:
And omelettes:
A champagne problem for DL: Every meal is a battle to free him from Cricket snuggles.
Two-paw days are harder than one-paw days:
Wishing all 17 of my readers a Happy Summer!
