Assorted Nature Photos 2023-05-09 (Fairbanks, AK, USA)

These photos were from yesterday or from Saturday.

Rhubarb sprouts

The rhubarb in the front yard of my apartment sprouted recently.

rhubarb exhibit A

rhubarb exhibit B

Butterfly

I saw another butterfly yesterday while I was out for a walk near the river.

butterfly exhibit A

butterfly exhibit B

butterfly exhibit C

Catkins

I haven't tried to identify these yet, but I saw these interesting catkins:

Catkins exhibit A

Catkins exhibit B

Sparkling river water

The half-thawed river (Tanana River) was churning and sparkling nicely yesterday.

Water exhibit A

Water exhibit B

Water exhibit C

Unfortunately there is some red effect in the photos from the intense sunlight, but the photos seemed worth keeping anyway.