Fairbank's flowers

It's been a while since we were in Fairbanks.
But reviewing our pictures showed us just how beautiful their flowers can be.

Here are some some from our trip through there, on June 21st.

 

 Mighty pretty,

But they seemed a little affected by the weather.
First of all, they had 3 unexpected snowfalls in May, making them re-plant and giving the flowers a late start.
Then, this year's  85 degree weather seemed to zap a little life out of them in June.

Compare them to what we saw in late July in 2008.

See how abundant and variable they were?

This pic might give you a clue as to why they were so bountiful.

That year, there was a lot of drizzle and temps that didn't reach into the mid 50's when we were there in late  July.

But the days were long enough to let them grow

and grow;

so much so, that the yellow flower in the foreground, here below, was actually as large as my spread-open hand!

Pretty amazing we think, enough to make us plan for a repeat summer-time visit!

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