River Rye

This leisurely walk begins with a peaceful stroll along the banks of the meandering River Rye. Followed by a scenic ridge walk and another delightful stretch along the riverside to finish. Nunnington is a charming village, sitting snugly on the slopes above the River Rye. The church, dedicated to All Saints and St James, has a number of interesting features. Both the nave and chancel are late thirteenth century, the tower dates from 1672, although further rebuilding of the tower, porch and vestry took place in 1883‑4. The restoration uncovered two fragments of a tenth-century Saxon cross. The lectern and west screen bear the trademark of ‘the Mouseman’. In the nave there is an ancient tomb, bearing the effigy of a knight in a recumbent posture. According to local tradition, this is the tomb of Sir Peter Loschy, who slew the venomous Nunnington Worm (dragon). The term ‘Worm’, often used in dragon folklore, derives from the old English ‘Wyrm’ and old Norse ‘Ormr’ meaning ‘snake or serpent’. In order to end the worm’s tyranny, Sir Peter set out wearing a suit of armour covered with sharp…

A common belief is that the people had ingested a psychotropic known as ergot. Ergot grows on rye and when it is ingested it creates an effect in the human body known as ergotism. Ergotism, known as St.Anthony's Fire or the Holy Fire at the time, caused the muscles to spasm uncontrollably and makes the afflicted to contort and writhe in agony. (Wong,n.p.) Rye was a commonly grown grain in France during the time that the dancing plague occurred, so it is easy to see why people would believe this…

There are many different ideas of what may have caused the Salem Witch Trails. Some believe the girls were out for vengeance in The Crucible. Evidence found that a fungus could have been the culprit. The bread that the girls made during that time could have a fungus, ergot. Some signs off this was the weather, the present symptoms, and information about ergot. First, lets define what ergot is, a fungus that grows on rye and less common on other grasses such as wheat (webmd.com). Rye bread was…

People making the dessert flan dates all the way back to ancient Roman times. It was a custard made from mixing cream and eggs to make a custard. The Romans made types of flan that we might find interesting, like eel flan. Other types of flan was sweet flan flavored with honey. The word flan is from Latin, “flado”, meaning a flat cake. Which then became “flaon” in Old French. In Spain, Flan is a custard made with caramelized sugar, which gives it a sweet taste. While the Moors made flan flavored…

It all started in the harvest season of 1692, when the village of Salem’s minister noticed that his nine year old daughter and his niece started to obtain strange symptoms. The little girls started to blame people of being witches and that they were the ones who caused them to be sick. But were the people who were blamed actually guilty? The village of Salem mostly grew rye, which is a type of oat. During the time of these witch accusations was when the rye would grow the most. Rye can get a…

The amount of flour added to a cookie recipe does affect the height of a cookie. The question for this experiment is “Does changing amount of flour affect the height of the baked cookie”? The hypothesis of this experiment is if less flour is added to a cookie recipe,then the cookie will rise in height. The amount of flour is the independent variable and the height of the cookie is the dependent variable. The control variables are the oven temperature, the cookie recipe, and the ingredients…

with the name first, but it surely does fit our feelings for the town. Growing up in Tillamook, I start to notice more and more of the horrifying damage the rain water and rivers do to our town. According to the Tillamook County Department of Community Development, "DO NOT ENTER FLOOD WATER!" flood…

snowpack melt in the summer. During upwelling events nutrient rich ground water would be brought up to the surface layers. If there is a spike in nutrient levels without any rainfall and low water temperature and low dissolved oxygen were observed, it usually implies to upwelling events. Upwelling can be localized and could also bring up the resting cysts of harmful plankton. Upwelling at known hotspots would lead to a bloom event during favorable conditions. A discrete sample was collected from…

Due to the flooding in Lower Onion Creek, Eric Rangel, 17, had to drop out of school due to the financial burden that flooding has imposed on his family. The Lower Onion Creek area flooded twice, once on October 31, 2013, and October 30, 2015. Many Lower Onion Creek residents are living in condemned homes five months after the latest flood. Eric Rangel said after the floods, the city condemned his home. His home was no longer inhabitable, and his family had to seek other shelter options.…

Downstream of dams, marked changes in fish populations occur as a consequence of blockage of migration routes, disconnection of the river and floodplain, and changes in flow regime, physiochemical conditions, primary production and channel morphology(McCartney, 2009, pg. 128). Due to the changes in the fish population caused by dams, the 1996 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Animals includes 617 freshwater fishes (McCartney, 2009, pg.128). Fresh water…