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Chris Carvalho
@gorgepulse.bsky.social
News, photography, analysis, and commentary on the Columbia Gorge and the environment. Rectal cancer survivor. Voice of marginalized Gorge communities.
It’s one of my favorites too. It’s a “Where’s Waldo” crop of the first shot.
November 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
water are born without wings. They can move at speeds of over 100 body lengths per second. The secret to their speed & flotation? Tiny hairs on the legs that trap air, making legs extremely buoyant & able to repel water. The photo (b) is 100x magnification of photo (a) ...
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I think it’s monetized AI slop posing as journalism.
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It does look rather sketchy.
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I hope you're feeling better soon!
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My deepest condolences. What wonderful memories you shared. I lost my mom several years ago; she had a lot in common with yours. 🙏🏼
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
kidney stones. The flower turns into a blue fruit at the end of a long stem in late summer or fall. The fruits were also used to make a blue dye. Large amounts of fruit are needed to make the dye effective.
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The lava covers an area of 164,000 sq. km. (63,320 sq. mi.) In some spots it's over 3,500 m (2.2 mi.) thick. New studies are finding the rock can absorb carbon dioxide and may in the future become a place to store it to address climate change. More at: volcano.oregonstate.edu/columbia-riv...
October 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
by friction. Is there anything this plant can't do? Native American uses from Daniel E. Moerman's "Native American Ethnobotany." It's the larval food plant for 9 moth species including the green broomweed looper, Narraga fimetaria. Photo by ©Bob Barber, Moth Photographers' Group.
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM