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May
04
Willow pollen

Pollen Nation

It's that time of year again
4 min read
Apr
27
ancient manuscript in scriptio continua

Spacing Out

It seems that the little things we take for granted are often the things that affect us the most, and
3 min read
Apr
20
bitterroot flowers

Betting on the Bud Bank

Revealing a hidden strategy
3 min read
Apr
13
Emerging flowers

Push or Pull?

The arrival of spring
3 min read
Apr
06
Imagining Lewis and Clark on the Columbia River

Of Chittediddles & Hackmatacks

Lewis and Clark's American Epic
3 min read
Mar
30
Cat whiskers

Whisking Around

What the heck is whisking?! You might immediately think of whisking as something you do when you're baking
4 min read
Mar
23
writing desk

Finding Words

Rusted, the chain cannot follow
3 min read
Mar
15
Spotted Towhee

Honest Advertising

It pays to be pretty...but does it pay to be honest?
3 min read
Mar
09
Sandhill Cranes landing

Beckoned by Cranes

I love to celebrate the arrival of spring and one of the surest signs of the changing seasons is the distant cries of sandhill cranes migrating high overhead.
3 min read
Mar
02
David Lukas with Robert Macfarlane

My Day with Robert Macfarlane

The writer Barry Lopez has been on my mind a lot lately. A new book of interviews with Barry, called
4 min read