The Weather is cool. Halloween is around the corner. I miss summers already. See my reflections below.

My images  below are through the Spring through Fall 2026. I love the Red Quince as one of the first blooms in the garden in early Late March-April. My tree is about 100 plus years old. Through the Summer I wait for the Hamptons Classic on August. This year I capture ~Horse Love~ as the two beauties see each other for the first time in August . The ~Rose of Sharon~ is the last on that tree for the season mid October.  

I live on a creek  where wildlife is diverse. Your back yard no matter where you in a live city, suburbs or have a rural landscape is unique.  We all  vote to actively engage with our surroundings through our actions.  Whether or not we use pesticide, purchase vegetables & fruit grown with NON GMO seeds or use nitrates in our family gardens we are affecting the Environment. I encourage you to look around see what everyday choices you may make to change our world daily.  Jamie Forbes, Publisher, Finetmagazineblog.blogspot.com, SunStormFineartmagazine.com and see the list below  

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Snow Geese use Teshekpuk and nearby lakes to molt after breeding. Photo: Gerrit Vyn Alaska’s Arctic is a place of extraordinary wildlife, vital habitats, and deep cultural connections—but it’s facing growing pressures from oil and gas development and a warming climate. This month, we’re exploring what’s at stake in the Western Arctic, from the importance of protecting Teshekpuk Lake to the changing challenges facing polar bears and seabirds. Read on to discover why this remarkable landscape matters and how you can help protect its future. Protecting the Future of Alaska’s Western Arctic Alaska’s Western Arctic is a vital habitat for millions of migratory birds, caribou, polar bears, and other wildlife—and home to Iñupiaq communities whose cultures and subsistence traditions are deeply connected to the land. But proposed changes to federal regulations threaten protections for this ecologically and culturally irreplaceable landscape. This piece breaks down what’s at stake in the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and why its Special Areas, including Teshekpuk Lake, matter. You can also take action now! Encourage the Bureau of Land Management to protect the Western Arctic’s wildlife, habitats, and communities by submitting a public comment today. Read more here! Semipalmated Sandpipers spar for nesting grounds after migrating from South America.Photo: Gerrit Vyn Teshekpuk Lake: A Vital Arctic Haven What makes Alaska’s Western Arctic worth protecting? This powerful photo essay (featuring imagery from conservation photographer Gerrit Vyn) brings readers to Teshekpuk Lake, one of the world’s most important bird-breeding grounds. Each spring, some 600,000 shorebirds return to its wetlands, which also sustain geese, caribou, polar bears, and Iñupiaq communities. As oil and gas development threatens this irreplaceable landscape, Audubon CEO Elizabeth Gray reflects on her own journey to Teshekpuk Lake and the connections birds forge across the hemisphere. Together, these stories remind us why protecting Arctic habitat matters far beyond Alaska—and why we must act now. Read more here! Remote camera timelapse image documenting a polar bear consuming Pacific Common Eider eggs at a nesting colony on Spy Island, Alaska. Photo: Courtesy of WCS P.S. A Changing Arctic Food Web More Arctic content? You got it. As Arctic sea ice disappears, hungry polar bears are increasingly turning to seabird eggs and chicks for food, sometimes wiping out entire nesting colonies. Learn how climate change is reshaping predator-prey dynamics in Alaska’s Arctic. Read here!  Take action today by submitting a comment in support of protecting the Western Arctic's Special Areas, including Teshekpuk Lake. The deadline to comment is November 9. Take action! Audubon Alaska 750 West Second Ave., Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99501 USA (907) 276-7034 | www.audubon.org/alaska © 2026 Audubon Alaska

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Hi THis is not an Early Trick or treat image! IT's a notice that biodiversity os falling as species are closer to extinction.

As a Eco Ar- Awareness communicator. The public is necessary to keep the balance between species extinction and human encroachment on wild habitat within  balance.  Jamie Forbes, Publisher: Fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com, Sunstormfineartmagazine.com, and the Backyardenviornmentalists.com  

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 https://www.wtvr.com/science-and-tech/

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Give Now » Hi JAMIE, The Trump administration has ratcheted up its attack on public lands. It just approved a massive data center on public land in southern Nevada without letting the public know or participate — and without any environmental review. The theft of public land to benefit tech oligarchs must be stopped, and the Center for Biological Diversity appealed this approval yesterday morning. Please make an urgent gift to the Future for the Wild Fund to help continue this fight. We can’t let America's treasured public lands become Big Tech’s sacrifice zone. The proposed data center would consume 167 megawatts of electricity, destroy dozens of acres of endangered species habitat, siphon water from the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin, and degrade air quality near Boulder City. Public lands are not vacant lots for corporations to claim. They’re crucial refuges for imperiled wildlife, including southern Nevada's desert tortoises and southwestern willow flycatchers. Our shared lands are meant for biodiversity and restoration, recreation, and spiritual renewal — treasures that belong to us and to future generations. They shouldn’t be handed over to tech companies so that billionaires get cheap access to valuable land and water, increase their profits, and leave the people to pay the environmental toll. This administration continues to treat public lands as a freebie for private industry, and we won’t let them set that dangerous precedent. The Center's appeal is the first step in stopping this reckless development in its tracks.  The stakes go far beyond one data center. Allowing these projects on public lands will put even more pressure on already fragile ecosystems and rare and vanishing wildlife.  We’re prepared to use every legal tool available to push back against this growing threat.  Because threats to wildlife and public lands are ongoing, we need you for the long haul. Please start a monthly donation to sustain our defense. For the wild,

Kierán Suckling Executive Director Center for Biological Diversity P.S. Monthly supporters who give steady gifts of $10 or $20 sustain our work for wildlife and wild places. Do your part by starting a monthly donation. #centerbiologicaldiversity#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com #sunstormfineartmagazine.com#artfunenviornmenal#artfunanimals

In Support of the enviornmnet and sustainability see Laguna Art Museum~Art + Nature~Details below

 " Art Changes the way we see /perceive the world " has been the SunStorm Fine Aat Slogan for close to 20 years,It's good to see the sentiment catch on as the catch line for Laguna Art Museum rephrased slightly,  as ~art can change how we see the world around us~.See details in support of their environmental efforts. Jamie Forbes, Publisher of the Fineartmagazneblog.blogspot.com, and Sunstormfineartmagazine.com

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I publish on line  in 2019~What is the compelling cliff hanging hook to the story line of "Climate Change the Immediate Existential Threat" ? There is no outcome already written.  Your the Hero in our community story. We all work together to write the chapters for change  starting now!!!. I invite all in to participate, co author the story as we go  to create Eco-awareness, and fight Climate Change! Jamie Forbes~ I am pleased to see I am catching on.

WHERE CALIFORNIA ART MEETS THE LANDSCAPE THAT INSPIRES IT   Art + Nature begins with a simple but powerful idea: art can change how we see the world around us. This November, Laguna Art Museum will bring artists, ideas and people together both inside the museum and across the landscape of Laguna Beach. Exhibitions, outdoor installations, conversations and participatory programs will invite thousands of friends, neighbors and families to look more closely, think more deeply and experience familiar surroundings in entirely new ways. As an independent nonprofit museum, we rely on the generosity of people like you to make this work possible. Right now, your gift will have twice the impact. The Cheng Family Foundation will match every contribution made by November 1, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. If you've already made a donation, thank you! If not, will you help us bring Art + Nature to life? DOUBLE MY GIFT Thank you for supporting a museum, and a community, where art, nature and big ideas come together. With gratitude, Rick Baker Director of Development   Donate Now PLAN YOUR VISIT BECOME A MEMBER CURRENT EXHIBITIONS EVENT CALENDAR DONATE NOW

Independent. Nonprofit. Community-Supported.   For more than a century, Laguna Art Museum has celebrated the art and artists that help define California's culture and creative spirit. As the oldest cultural institution in Laguna Beach, the museum brings people together in creativity, learning, reflection, and connection.   Like most nonprofit museums, admission fees and memberships cover only a portion of the cost of operating the museum and fulfilling its mission. The generosity of members, donors, and community partners helps bridge that gap and ensures that art remains accessible, inspiring, and welcoming for all. We invite you to Support Laguna Art Museum and help preserve this important cultural resource for future generations. Gifts are 100% tax-deductible. Laguna Art Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 33-0717157. Special thanks to the Yes to Youth Contributors for providing free admission for children and teens 19 years of age and younger.   Copyright © 2026 Laguna Art Museum, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you are subscribed to Laguna Art Museum E-news. Our mailing address is: Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651 #lagunaart#museum#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com #sunstormfineartmagazine.com#artfunenviornmenal#artfunnow#artfunsustainablity