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In place
02/08/10 23:43
I stand in a bowl-shaped valley and the film curves
around me. The concave granite walls amplify sound,
and the covering of conifers, broad-leaved trees and
scrub soak up reflections, so that the vibration of a
bee’s wings on the far side of the clearing is heard
as if in close-up. Read
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Fireweed
31/07/10 23:49
Get up when the sun shines and head into the breaking
cloud with the cameras to film timelapse and bee
fly-bys. As we drive along the A386 to Dartmoor,
massed plants light up the verge, blazing pink.
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Golden bee
26/07/10 23:35
Up close and steamy today in the lab today, Martin’s
gilded bee has a starring role on the miniature 360
degree stage of the scanning electron microscope. We
‘film’ our prize specimen from different positions,
focusing on her lovely furry face: which, I notice,
is heart-shaped. Read
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Burrator
25/07/10 23:59
We take a different path through the wood and find a
clearing among the trees that’s out of the wind.
Perfect for filming and sound recording: the breeze
from the north west is picking up and puffs of light
cloud start blow across. Read
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Bee-proof
22/07/10 23:38
We drive through heavy rain along the southern edge
of Dartmoor, then clouds evaporate as we head down
into South Hams and arrive at Martin’s house.
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Flow
19/07/10 22:44
Yesterday lunchtime Tony and Ruth from next door
brought round 3 tiny froglets they’d found in the
gutter out the front: escapees from the Lidl bowl in
our back garden. Back to sunshine again today, and in
the sound studio with James, working on the audio
design. Read More...
Lavender
17/07/10 23:54
On the edge of rural Plymouth there’s a ceramic
plaque with a drawing of a bee that says: A beekeeper
lives here. Read More...
Bow
21/07/10 22:28
I buy bee protection supplies for tomorrow’s filming
date with Martin and his honeybees: yellow Marigold
gloves (they have longer wrists) and long sox.
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Lab time
20/07/10 22:44
Today we’re on laboratory time as we look at our bee
samples on the big 6100 Scanning Electron Microscope.
Inside: the roar and whoosh of the air con,
chuntering of mechanical devices; outside: rain,
rain, all day. Read More...
Bloomsday
16/07/10 23:56
Huge gusts wrestling branches,
leaves ripped. Bumble bees hide out the storm in
the thick of the bay tree. Read
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