Category Weekly Columns

close up photo of intricate embroidery on off white silk material.

Cri Goes Rogue – Mach 4, 2026

When I was working on last week’s Rogue I had to dig through some boxes to find my Half Dome tee. As it happens 99.9% of the time, I found lots of other non-tee things during my search.

photo of a sharp-tailed snake on gravely substrate.

All Things Oregon – Snakes

Okay, look, there never were any snakes in Ireland, but work with us here because we have lots of snakes in Oregon and they deserve to be celebrated! In lieu of a St. Snakes Day, we’ll have to piggy-back on St. Pat’s.

macro photo of a stem lined with bleeding heart flowers.

A Botanist’s View of Local Flora – Bleeding Hearts

by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra formosa, Pacific Bleeding Heart; Dicentra uniflora, Steers Head Bleeding Heart or Longhorn Bleeding Heart The Bleeding Heart, is one of my childhood favorite flowers. It is so in part because of a favorite book I read…

macro photo of a small winter stonefly under the edge of a fall-colored ash leaf on a white porch railing. The stonefly is horizontal facing right.

Crawlies with Cri – Small Winter Stonefly

If early blooming flowers are any indication, spring truly is right around the corner, but before we leave winter behind altogether, let’s look at some sturdy stoneflies who are out and about even on our coldest, darkest days.

photo of an "I survived Half Dome" tee shirt. the shirt is white the graphic and lettering are shades of blue.

Cri Goes Rogue

By far the most memorable – and BY FAR the hardest (that deserves all caps) – was the Half Dome hike in Yosemite.

Photo of Wayne Lee

Wayne’s World – Feb. 25, 2026

Some days you’re the fire hydrant and some days you’re the dog. Lately I’ve been the hydrant, and it hasn’t been any fun. At least the dog has the ability to move on to the next hydrant, and I have recently experienced my share of canine-like encounters.