A honeybee enjoys the flowers on the front lawn of the Soldotna Senior Center on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Jan Fena, the director of the senior center, said the plants on the front lawn are all maintained by volunteers. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

A honeybee enjoys the flowers on the front lawn of the Soldotna Senior Center on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Jan Fena, the director of the senior center, said the plants on the front lawn are all maintained by volunteers. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Summer glory

By ELIZABETH EARL

Peninsula Clarion

Delphinium plants reach for the sky on the front lawn of the Soldotna Senior Center on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Jan Fena, the director of the senior center, said the plants on the front lawn are all maintained by volunteers. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Delphinium plants reach for the sky on the front lawn of the Soldotna Senior Center on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Jan Fena, the director of the senior center, said the plants on the front lawn are all maintained by volunteers. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

A bumblebee enjoys the delphinium plants on the front lawn of the Soldotna Senior Center on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Jan Fena, the director of the senior center, said the plants on the front lawn are all maintained by volunteers. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

A bumblebee enjoys the delphinium plants on the front lawn of the Soldotna Senior Center on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Jan Fena, the director of the senior center, said the plants on the front lawn are all maintained by volunteers. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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