new birch buds Sunday May 6Some years, spring happens in a day here in Alaska. We've driven up the Parks Highway to barren trees on a Saturday; returned on Sunday to bright green leaves on most of the trees. That's how we thought it would be last weekend. Bright green buds on the birch trees seemed ready to burst under sunny skies.
But temperatures here in Anchorage have remained cool this last week with clouds most days. The temperature has barely topped 45. After a sunny Saturday morning and a high of 50, the leaves on our birch trees are finally starting to open up.
emerging birch leaves & stamen Sunday May 13
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