So saith the Preacher: All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. (Ecclesiastes, chapter 1, verse 7) Ten miles from where I was born and raised, and seventy-five miles from where my family and I now live, one […]
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Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest
In his introduction, William Neill eloquently explains that this new work is not so much a second edition of his earlier guide as it is a metamorphosis of that previous work into something entirely new just as a butterfly itself is to its own previous stage as a caterpillar.
Photo Interlude: Death in the Shallows
Despite their seemingly benign appearance, when it comes to predators in the tidal zone of the Pacific Northwest, the Ochre Sea Star, Pisaster ochraceus, is among the most ferocious. There are few other creatures that inhabit this zone that this sea star cannot successfully kill and eat. The ones I found in the early morning […]
Photo Interlude: Saddle Mountain State Natural Area
Deep inside the Pacific coastal rain forest in the Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, Oregon Equipment: Body: Canon 40D Lens: Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Settings: F-stop: f/3.5 Exposure time: 1/50 sec. ISO speed: ISO-400