Southern California is enjoying a wildflower "super bloom" after years of extreme drought.

Salmon Berries (Rubus spectabilis) Early

Spruce Aphid (Elatobium abietinum) Damage

Early Growth of Salmonberries (Rubus spectabilis - Highbush)

Early salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) boom

Blooming Raspberry plants

Windows have been open during the record heat and the interior of the house is also full of pollen, a thin layer can be seen on the floor near windows. Everyone, even people like myself who rarely experience allergies, are feeling the effects, burning eyes, runny nose, and cough.

Early Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) Sprout

Communities on the southern coastline of Kenai Peninsula have noticed changes to trees as a result of the aphid.

Spiking levels of birch pollen around much of the state are also being seen during an early spring in Anchorage this week, as doctors deal with an influx of allergy and asthma patients.

Allergy season happening sooner

Early green up following a very mild winter with little snow.

On the upper Klamath River

Early bloom of salmonberry bushes.