Christy Solo

This week’s crawly is a swimmy, divy, flappy. Meet the hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). We’ll call them “hoodies” for short.

There are so many cool things to learn about hooded mergansers, it’s hard to know where to start.

While writing last week’s All Things Oregon I was reminded that I had a very rosy childhood.

In the literal sense, that is – not necessarily in the metaphorical sense.

This is because my parents really loved roses. Like really. Like a lot.

Red clover, red clover, Oregon will send some right over!

For this week’s All Things we’re getting a big jump on St. Patrick’s Day as we explore Oregon’s clover industry.

Camas is such a treat to come upon as one is hiking or walking through the meadows with wet seepages, bogs and moist wetlands.  The light blue of the flowers is so beautiful. I know that I look for the delicate flower spikes in midspring.