for me it’s all about what’s intriguing what’s a little bit different a poke in
what’s a little bit different a poke in
what’s a little bit different a poke in the eye of society adds an element of
the eye of society adds an element of
the eye of society adds an element of positiveness to anything that I might do
well when I was young there was really
well when I was young there was really no question that I wouldn’t be working
no question that I wouldn’t be working
no question that I wouldn’t be working outside and I wouldn’t be working with
outside and I wouldn’t be working with
outside and I wouldn’t be working with animals when I was an undergraduate I
animals when I was an undergraduate I
animals when I was an undergraduate I did a lot of collecting of insects
did a lot of collecting of insects
did a lot of collecting of insects I took advanced insect economy just so
I took advanced insect economy just so
I took advanced insect economy just so that I had an excuse to go out and learn
that I had an excuse to go out and learn
that I had an excuse to go out and learn about those groups I don’t have a lot of
about those groups I don’t have a lot of
about those groups I don’t have a lot of boundaries with what’s work and what’s
boundaries with what’s work and what’s
boundaries with what’s work and what’s home life so you’ll see that I’m working
home life so you’ll see that I’m working
home life so you’ll see that I’m working on bees late at night or photoshopping
on bees late at night or photoshopping
on bees late at night or photoshopping and I might also go out and collect in
and I might also go out and collect in
and I might also go out and collect in the field the real reason that I got
the field the real reason that I got
the field the real reason that I got interested in bees was because there was
interested in bees was because there was
interested in bees was because there was all this discussion of declines and
all this discussion of declines and
all this discussion of declines and native bees and our regional bees and
native bees and our regional bees and
native bees and our regional bees and there are a lot of issues like that and
there are a lot of issues like that and
there are a lot of issues like that and as a person who deals with surveys and
as a person who deals with surveys and
as a person who deals with surveys and censuses and quantities and statistics
censuses and quantities and statistics
censuses and quantities and statistics I was curious to see whether there was
I was curious to see whether there was
I was curious to see whether there was any information that you know was
any information that you know was
any information that you know was quantified about that can you prove that
quantified about that can you prove that
quantified about that can you prove that they were declining and it turned out
they were declining and it turned out
they were declining and it turned out the short answer was no there wasn’t any
the short answer was no there wasn’t any
the short answer was no there wasn’t any census of bees or those kinds of things
census of bees or those kinds of things
census of bees or those kinds of things our insect photography I think of as
our insect photography I think of as
our insect photography I think of as more like insect wedding we’re looking
more like insect wedding we’re looking
more like insect wedding we’re looking for really pretty bees as frankly is the
for really pretty bees as frankly is the
for really pretty bees as frankly is the way it was they would have to have good
way it was they would have to have good
way it was they would have to have good hair the pose has to be something that’s
hair the pose has to be something that’s
hair the pose has to be something that’s appealing so their legs can’t be all
appealing so their legs can’t be all
appealing so their legs can’t be all over the place um we have to see the eye
over the place um we have to see the eye
over the place um we have to see the eye the eye is something that everyone is
the eye is something that everyone is
the eye is something that everyone is focusing on we take these very detailed
focusing on we take these very detailed
focusing on we take these very detailed high-definition pictures of bees so that
high-definition pictures of bees so that
high-definition pictures of bees so that people have what essentially might be a
people have what essentially might be a
people have what essentially might be a virtual museum you can look at them
virtual museum you can look at them
virtual museum you can look at them online even if you don’t have a music
online even if you don’t have a music
online even if you don’t have a music I’m nearby or you don’t have your own
I’m nearby or you don’t have your own
I’m nearby or you don’t have your own collection we can say that in bumblebee
collection we can say that in bumblebee
collection we can say that in bumblebee species some of the bumblebees have
species some of the bumblebees have
species some of the bumblebees have either disappeared or declined greatly
either disappeared or declined greatly
either disappeared or declined greatly and the only reason we can say that is
and the only reason we can say that is
and the only reason we can say that is because the decline has been so massive
because the decline has been so massive
because the decline has been so massive moving from something that was one of
moving from something that was one of
moving from something that was one of the most common bees around and now we
the most common bees around and now we
the most common bees around and now we can’t find a whole set of these so we
can’t find a whole set of these so we
can’t find a whole set of these so we knew that was a problem that’s an issue
knew that was a problem that’s an issue
knew that was a problem that’s an issue the main factor that drives the decline
the main factor that drives the decline
the main factor that drives the decline and the conservation issues surrounding
and the conservation issues surrounding
and the conservation issues surrounding any plant or animal in the United States
any plant or animal in the United States
any plant or animal in the United States which is loss of habitat the majority of
which is loss of habitat the majority of
which is loss of habitat the majority of bee species in the wild are looking for
bee species in the wild are looking for
bee species in the wild are looking for native plants of a certain kind so you
native plants of a certain kind so you
native plants of a certain kind so you remove those native plants you remove
remove those native plants you remove
remove those native plants you remove those bees and the more we affect our
those bees and the more we affect our
those bees and the more we affect our environment by building on it or moving
environment by building on it or moving
environment by building on it or moving into agriculture we just naturally have
into agriculture we just naturally have
into agriculture we just naturally have lost a big chunk of bee populations the
lost a big chunk of bee populations the
lost a big chunk of bee populations the main human compunction is to neat and
main human compunction is to neat and
main human compunction is to neat and tidy things up so if I own a piece of
tidy things up so if I own a piece of
tidy things up so if I own a piece of property then I’m very likely to want to
property then I’m very likely to want to
property then I’m very likely to want to mow it all the time and make it look
mow it all the time and make it look
mow it all the time and make it look like a magazine house and that is the
like a magazine house and that is the
like a magazine house and that is the absolute worst thing that you could do
absolute worst thing that you could do
absolute worst thing that you could do for any kind of native animal or plant
for any kind of native animal or plant
for any kind of native animal or plant and certainly for bees this is the kind
and certainly for bees this is the kind
and certainly for bees this is the kind of thing that I encourage people to have
of thing that I encourage people to have
of thing that I encourage people to have which is this could just be lawn but
which is this could just be lawn but
which is this could just be lawn but instead it’s a bunch of wild
instead it’s a bunch of wild
instead it’s a bunch of wild blackberries there’s other native plants
blackberries there’s other native plants
blackberries there’s other native plants here I feel very strongly about
here I feel very strongly about
here I feel very strongly about recycling and living a I know in a way a
recycling and living a I know in a way a
recycling and living a I know in a way a clean life or a right life where I have
clean life or a right life where I have
clean life or a right life where I have as low impact as I can on the earth I
as low impact as I can on the earth I
as low impact as I can on the earth I want to be in a place that resonates
want to be in a place that resonates
want to be in a place that resonates with me I guess my philosophy is you are
with me I guess my philosophy is you are
with me I guess my philosophy is you are what you see and this house and lease
what you see and this house and lease
what you see and this house and lease components of it are my sense of beauty
components of it are my sense of beauty
components of it are my sense of beauty and harmony
and harmony
and harmony you’re not saying it’s for everybody but
you’re not saying it’s for everybody but
you’re not saying it’s for everybody but when I go in I feel relieved it’s
when I go in I feel relieved it’s
when I go in I feel relieved it’s something that I want to be
something that I want to be
something that I want to be so can’t really buy
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