A few hours ago I noticed the first green blossoms of the bunch berry (also known as dwarf cornel or ground dogwood).  They will soon turn white.  (For a picture of the white blossom, look under the "Flowers" page.)
It's 11:50 PM Alaska Daylight Saving Time, and yep, it's still light outside.  It's turned out to be a beautiful night; the smoke has cleared out!  :)  (Note that, though, this is dated May 30th, it is actually still the 29th here in Alaska.)

 It's a smoky and hot day in here in Fairbanks.  It's about 78 degree fahrenheit.  I understand that if you're reading this from almost anywhere else in the world, you must be laughing at the thought of that being hot.  I would've been laughing with you several years ago when I lived in a much warmer climate.  :)
Thankfully, the smoke seems to be clearing up some.  
The roses, bluebells, and grove sandwort are all in full-bloom now, as are the high-bush cranberry blossoms.  The dandelions are, as well, but I haven't seen them on our property yet.  

The timeline:  
Trees:  Balsam poplar and paper birch buds appeared first, followed soon by quaking aspen buds, then willows, and finally, alder.  (These all, of course, have large leaves now.)

Flowers:  The currant blossoms were the first I saw, followed very shortly by the bluebells (first bloomed about 2 weeks ago), then grove sandwort not long after.  The prickly roses first bloomed this last week.

Birds:  The black-cap chickadees stay year-round, as do the common redpolls (though I often hear more of them then I see).  In the winter, we will have the hoary redpolls as well.  Ravens will flock here in the winter, but most leave during the summer.  However, a particular one has stayed during the summer for the last few years. 
About three or four weeks ago, I first heard the robin's song again.  It was a week before I was able to see any of them sitting high atop the trees singing their sweet song.  I have now seen them flying and landing lower in the trees (mostly in the last few days).  Dark-eyed juncos (slate variety) and yellow-rumped warblers (myrtle) graced our fair woods again close to the same time, around four weeks ago. 

I usually see a lot of white-crowned sparrows, but I have yet to see them this summer.  Keeping an eye out....