"Ecological fitting" in an image: a domestic honeybee, Apis mellifera, on flowers of a western Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, at Quartz Hill, California back in January

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"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
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#ThrowbackThursday from a June 2023 walk that I labeled "AVIM" for the unfortunately-named "Antelope Valley Indian Museum" that was nearby, and my (so far) only time to get to experience Joshua trees (this was near the state park) firsthand, resulting in a personal favorite

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"Everyone is a little crazy. The only difference between us and them is that they hide it better."
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Guys, the beauty of Joshua Tree comes after sunset.

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