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To Bee or Not to Bee--a Photographer

To bee or not to bee--a photographer. Capturing images of honey bees is a delightful leisure activity. You don't have to...

Backlit honey bee heading toward tower of jewels in the early morning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Backlit honey bee heading toward tower of jewels in the early morning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The glow of a honey bee in the early morning light. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The glow of a honey bee in the early morning light. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pastel colors, almost like a watercolor. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pastel colors, almost like a watercolor. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Morning light shining on honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Morning light shining on honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is the end. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is the end. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Passionate About the Passionflower Vines

Valley carpenter bees are passionate about passionflower vines (Passiflora). You see these black bees foraging on the...

A female Valley carpenter bee is covered with yellow pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female Valley carpenter bee is covered with yellow pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Female Valley carpenter bee on a passionflower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Female Valley carpenter bee on a passionflower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Climate change wields a double-edged sword in terms of fire

Climate change models predict more fires for the tinder-dry Western United States and high latitudes where carbon-rich peat soil will burn under extremely warm weather conditions. But some parts of the world will see less fire due to climate change, reported the New York Times.

That is because global climate models largely agree that areas near the Equator will see more precipitation with climate change, according to Max Moritz, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley.

“This would — all other things being equal — tend to dampen prospects for fire in the equatorial rain forests,” Moritz said, adding that further research on seasonal precipitation patterns was needed.

The Rim Fire near Yosemite may be a foretaste of major fires to come. (Photo: U.S. Forest Service.)

Tomato Extravaganza Is Coming!!

  Yes it is true!  The SLO County Master Gardeners are putting on their 7th Annual Tomato Extravaganza Saturday...

A Streak of Gray

if it's a streak of gray, you don't wash it away. You welcome it.  The gray hairstreak butterfly (Strymon...

A gray hairstreak foraging in sedum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A gray hairstreak foraging in sedum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee joins a gray hairsteak on a sedum blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee joins a gray hairsteak on a sedum blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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