By Dr. F. Alice LeDuc Violet – Viola species with yellow flowers Violets bring many things to mind, in the language of flowers of Victorian times England, the violet meant shy and retiring demeanor, humble virtue. Often associated with romance, presented in a cluster of…
By Christy Solo – ONPA 1st Place Award Winner for Best Local Column Bah, bah, big sheep, have you any wool? They don’t really. Meet this week’s crawly, the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). Our first fun fact about bighorn sheep is that while it’s true…
Commentary by Wayne Lee It’s a new year and hope springs eternal. So far, no flat tires on Da Beast which just hit 2,900 miles on the odometer to celebrate our first anniversary together. It has not been without the occasional minor spill but unlike…
Commentary by Christy Solo While writing last week’s horse-themed All Things – especially the section on Appaloosas – I was reminded of my childhood horseback riding lessons – and one particular Appy who embodied all the best traits of the breed. Like, I don’t know,…
By Dr. F. Alice LeDuc Clintonia uniflora – Queen’s cup, Bead Lily, Bead Cup, Bride’s Bonnet One of my favorite flowers from my childhood. This member of the lily family, in the broad sense, is an herbaceous perennial with a single flower which separates in…
Thursday, Jan. 16, 1964 In the cutthroat competition of today, whenever the news gets around that a new and radically different enterprise is about to be launched, excited businessmen cast suspicious and avaricious eyes on the upstart newcomer who dares to horn in on their…
By Christy Solo We’ll be horsin’ around in this week’s All Things! Oregon may be known for our llama population, but we have no shortage of horses either! Did you know that Oregon is home to about 4,000 wild horses? It’s a case of “had…
By Christy Solo – ONPA 1st Place Award Winner for Best Local Column This week’s crawly has a fun (and maybe familiar) name. Meet the salt-and-pepper looper moth (Syngrapha rectangular). Of course we’re all familiar with salt and pepper, but did “looper” ring a bell?…
Commentary by Christy Solo When I woke up on Christmas Eve I was looking forward to speed-running my weekly “Get mailing labels on papers, get papers to post office, then do weekly banking, shopping, etc.” gauntlet so I could get back to my cozy living…