Names

Much can be learned from a plant's name or a bird's name. Concluded by reading Jim Harrison's "Oriole," because Scott's and Bullock's Orioles will get new names.

Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia, Pacific serviceberry. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

You can’t tell a story without names. Omitting names from a story is like erasing the shading from a drawing.