There it is. The most evil plant on the planet. You may see it and think to yourself, "Bethany that is a beautiful flower! Why is it evil? Is it poisonous or something?" The answer is No, it is not poisonous. So you are probably completely lost at this point, unless you happen to live in Alaska. And if you live in Alaska, you know this beautiful flower harbors in the end of summer and the start of Winter. (Ok, fall may be in their somewhere probably).
Meet the Fireweed. By the time it has finished blooming (they start at the bottom and work their way up), summer is over and there isn't a green thing left in Alaska (except the evergreens but they don't count.) Of course, its still July, so why would I be worried about things like Winter? Did I mention the other day that Freddie's was selling parka's? Well now there is something else something worse. The Fireweed is halfway done blooming. That's right. A week ago I didn't see any fireweed. Everything was still green and the mosquitoes were thick and icky. Today, the leaves have started to change color and the fireweed is halfway done blooming!!!! Did you hear that?! Fall is almost here!!!! AND ITS JULY!!!! JULY!!! We haven't even made it to August yet. Its only been officially summer for NOT EVEN a month yet, and already we are headed into fall. Some things you just can't ever get used to you know? I have come to love Alaska over the last two years that I have lived here, but this seriously sucks Alaska... this seriously sucks.
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