The sudden shift from cold spring to extreme heat is causing ice jams and flooding all along the Yukon, most notably in Galena. The downriver ice jam has submerged the village to seven feet of water, and the village was evacuated. When that ice goes out, the downriver villages (Koyukuk, Nulatto, Kaltag, etc) will all be in danger next, as all of that backed up water and ice come downriver at once. Please keep your fingers crossed for them!
I finally (after three time-spaced bouts of digging) planted my rhubarb yesterday evening:
And I took a photo of our state bird for you:
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remember no mosquito here?
Wear mask when weeding.
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