I don’t often find Frangula purshiana (also known as cascara buckthorn, bearberry, cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, coffee-tree) in isolated spots where…
Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) get all of the press because they are huge, beautiful, shade providing, moss and lichen and…
After 4 straight animal posts (3 of them vertebrates), I thought I’d turn to the botanical world for this profile.…
One of the joys of spring is finding large patches of Rosy Plectritis brightening up the meadows with their vibrant…
These wonderful plants, which are also known colloquially as the smooth yellow violet, pioneer violet, and the stream violet, were…
On my recent trip to the Wind River in Skamania County I was somewhat disappointed to find a dearth of…
I have to admit that in my recreational naturalist investigations I am most drawn to the relationships amongst lifeforms. I also…
For those who may be wondering about my recent hiatus, I discuss that in the blog titled ‘Refocusing in Retirement’.…
I have finally finished organizing the photos I’ve taken over the last few years. Well, that is not an accurate…
Well, I can guarantee you folks that I never expected to be writing a profile for this site about a…