It really is spring on the equinox in Juneau

I had a noon meeting that got canceled so I can play around with these. I did go for a run first. It's the equinox today, and unlike in Anchorage, it is spring in Juneau.

The peonies are already poking out of the ground.

I'm not sure what these are, but they are spring like.  I did try to find the name.  Instead I was humbled, by Nature's Shutterbug's spectacular spring flower pictures from California.  It's definitely worth looking at the slideshow.  And Shutterbug knows all the names too. Maybe someone will leave the name of these in a comment. [They are Chinodoxa, a/k/a Glory of the Snow. Thanks GGinWI.]

And I've put pictures of the crocus up before. They are still here, still opening during the sunny days and closing every night.

So, after checking on the flowers, I went off up the hill.

It takes me about 20 minutes running (a generous descriptor) uphill to get to this spot from our place. Is there any question why I love Juneau? Downtown starts behind and below that ridge in the middle, left. The snow capped mountains in this picture are across the Gastineau Channel.   Basin Road/Perseverance trail snakes out of Juneau and around the hump just above the words Downtown Juneau in this google map.

 

And I continued a few more minutes until I got to this view and then came back down.  Since the noon meeting was canceled, I'm going to finish this and go enjoy the sun some more.  J went off somewhere before she knew I was free.  And I really have some things to do, but it's much too nice out.