We are blessed in Alaska
to have a beautiful wild flower (weed to the locals) which blooms during the
beginning of August.
The fireweed blooms in a strange way. It starts with purple
flowers at the bottom and slowly progresses to the top. Day after day
we can pass by the fireweed patches and observe the steady
progression of the blooms.
The sad part of the
fireweed bloom is that once the purple blooms reach the top summer is over. It
is kind of like the opposite
of the ball in New
York dropping on New Year's night.
Right now it is the
second week of August and the fireweed has reached half of its march to the
top. As August draws to its
close the fireweed blossoms will also reach their end and
both close out as the weather of fall descends on Alaska .
The weather
forecasts start leaning towards more extreme winds, much more rain, and the front’s
descend in much closer secessions.
Summer is drawing to
a close and the beautiful fireweed signals its farewell in a grand salute.
