Fireweed Topped, Six Weeks Till Snow?
I just discovered that the Fireweed blossoms have reached the top! The legend says that when Fireweed tops out it is six weeks until snowfall. Yikes, that would make it around the first week of October. I’m not ready for winter, we haven’t had fall yet. The seasons pass so fast in Alaska, we just start to enjoy one and another is on the way. They change so quickly it is hard to grow weary of the tasks associated with each season, except winter.
Gail Niebrugge, Art of Alaska