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posted: June 1st, 2024 |
This page begins with some photos taken around our home and garden until May 28th. On May 28th we went to the Twelvemile Summit and Eagle Summit areas in search of the very first spring flowers that appear in those mountains. We found them, as you will see in Rows 4 through 15. After that there is one more row, which shows the very latest image of our garden. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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These three shots were all taken at home. The first shot shows that there is still snow in the garden on May 3rd, the second shot shows the result of another small snowfall on May 6th, and the third shot, taken on May 7th, is a 3-shot panorama that was taken from the upstairs east window.
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The first shot in this row shows a long shadow on May 18th at 7:14 PM as we walked down the road near our house. The second shot, taken on May 20th shows our worked-up garden spot, taken from the porch.
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Here is a shot of our garden spot that was taken while looking at it from its south end. The second shot shows raised beds which we prepared for this season.
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On May 28th we went to the mountains - specifically we went to Twelvemile Summit and Eagle Summit, on the Steese Highway. We were in search of the early spring flowers that come out in the high mountains. In this row you see Woolly Lousewort (Pedicularis lanata), Alaska Kittentails (Synthyris borealis), and the rare Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps).
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In this row, you see the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps) at the Twelvemile Summit Area, along with a Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) as it transitions from its winter plumage to its summer plumage. You may need to search a little bit to find the ptarmigan in the third shot.
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Here are three zoomed-in shots of that same Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) as seen just above. It is transitioning from its winter plumage to its summer plumage.
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Now we have moved from the Twelvemile Summit Area to the Eagle Summit Area, and here are two more shots of the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps), along with a shot of Blackish Oxytrope (Oxytropis nigrescens var. nigrescens).
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Here are two additional shots of the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps), and that is followed by a snowy 3-shot panorama of snow and clouds at Eagle Summit.
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In this row is one additional shot of the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps), a shot taken at the Eagle Summit Wayside, and a beautiful shot of Woolly Lousewort (Pedicularis lanata) at Underwear Turnout.
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These three photos were all taken at Underwear Turnout. The first shot shows a snowy mountain at that location, the center shot shows a Narcissus-Flowered Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora), and the third shot shows me as I study the scenery.
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These three shots were also taken at Underwear Turnout. The first shot shows a watery environment on the side of the mountain. The second and third shots both show different lighting on the Underwear Turnout Mountain.
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The first shot in this row was taken looking back at Eagle Summit from a couple of miles past it. The second and third shots again show the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps), and were taken below Eagle Summit.
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Here are three shots of differently colored Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps) flowers. It is amazing how many colors this wildflower comes in.
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Here are the final two shots of the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps) flowers until next year.
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The first shot here shows an area below Eagle Summit that is popular with hunters glassing for caribou in the autumn. The second shot shows an Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps) plant that does not have flowers.
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Here are two final shots of our garden. I should actually call it "Kazuya's Garden" as all I did was build the raised bed boxes. I have a feeling that this is going to be amazing to see as soon as things start to bloom.
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