According to Gilbert Waldbauer, as recorded in his 2006 book "A Walk Around the Pond," there are some 450 species of Lepidoptera – all of which in this case are moths – whose caterpillars are either entirely aquatic (approximately 90 species) or semi-aquatic (the remainder). Peace and good bird watching.
Living in the maritime climate at the foot of the Coast Range in the northwest corner of Oregon, any day in which the ground is covered with at least an inch of sleddable snow is effectively a holiday. In all honesty, snow here means ice; un-navigable, stay-put-in-your-home ice. Thus the order of the day at […]
When I was a boy growing up in the small town of Astoria, Oregon, I long dreamed that I would someday move far away. While I was proud of my family and our heritage, I couldn't wait to go to college; to move away to the city and find a new larger life. Now, after […]
As everyone knows, the state of the global economy more or less, well… sucks. People are losing their jobs by the thousands (don’t worry, top corporate and financial executives, and members of the U.S. congress still have their “golden” pay packages, health insurance, retirement savings, etc.), municipal governments are planning for massive budget shortages, and […]