Beautiful bees and four other finds
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With the days getting shorter and Wimbledon almost over, the collection this month is a celebration of summer. As always I hope you enjoy reading.
Image: © USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
Beautiful bees
Bees are amazing insects and up close they're even more impressive. The US Geological Survey keeps a Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, to catalog and identify thousands of bee and wasp species. They've got a Flickr account with hundreds of stunning images.
Image: Screenshot from sunshine.fyi by Ben Church
Sundial
Drinks in the beer garden? Picnic in the park? With the nights drawing in again let's use all the sunshine we have! This handy indicator uses your location to let you know.
Wetter is better
For kids, summer means water fights and the king of the water pistol has to be the Super Soaker. But a little known fact is that it was invented by a NASA engineer. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the revolutionary water gun.
Image: © Pierre-Selim
In Real Life
I still vividly remember seeing Olafur Eliasson's glowing sun, The weather project, at the Turbine Hall (along with two million others) in 2003. Well he's back at Tate Modern and it's tipped to be the exhibition of the summer. Rooms full of rainbows, fog and mirrors apparently have to be seen to be believed.
Image: Maid Marion © Luke Stephenson
A rose by any other name
Photographer Luke Stephenson's latest project celebrates the beauty of the English rose. Working with David Austin Roses he documented 65 varieties against a bright blue background highlighting the diversity and beauty of the blooms. You can buy the book here.
Studio news
Website launch
The new Engineers for Pioneers website went live recently, ready for businesses to tap into a handpicked network of experienced marketing specialists. Check out the visual identity we developed for them.
