A few days ago a mutual posted a pic of two Ty Beenie Babies on social media. She declared victory! at finding them because – she wrote – her mom had thrown hers out when she was a kid declaring she was “too old” to have Beenie Babies.
This week we’re going to stick close to home and explore some of our area museums! We could subtitle this week: All Things Oregon – Museums – they aren’t just for field trips anymore!
There were a handful of items on the April 16 Shady Cove City Council meeting agenda, arguably the most important was an update on the recruitment of a new city administrator.
Longtime Crawlies readers know that 99.99% I write about local crawlies who I have seen – and photographed. Occasionally I’ll use a second photograph from a friend or iNaturalist – but always include at least one of my own.
So. I was leaving Walmart the other week—
Okay, with the amount of bird seed I buy, I’m entering or leaving Walmart every week, but I digress.
Bird migration season is heating up and if you aren’t already seeing more birds in your yard – or at least different birds – you will be soon.
Despite recent rains and chilly nights, it’s still migration time here in our area. That means it’s time to revisit “How to move a Western pond turtle safely and only when absolutely necessary.”
As the weather warms (then cools, then warms, then rains…) you’re most likely beginning to see some wasps about.
What you may not know is that you are seeing way more wasps than you likely realize. Way more.
If you read the April 1, 2026 Crawlies, you know I recently had a rare visitor to my yard; a black-chinned X Anna’s hummingbird hybrid.
If you haven’t read that Crawlies yet, we’ll pause while you click over and catch up.
As spring leaves continue to unfurl, the week we’ll explore four of Oregon’s deciduous trees.
We had a lot to choose from, so we’ll have to explore more at a later date, but for this week we chose Red Alder, Oregon Ash, Quaking Aspen and Vine Maple.