I’ve already mentioned No Mow May, and tomorrow is World Bee Day 2021. Visiting Bristol Botanic Garden, I was impressed by the size of their Bee Hotel. It really is the Hilton of Bug  Hotels. It also reminds me slightly oddly of the properties in the opening credits to ‘The Jetsons‘, when the future was full of hope and razzmatazz.

This is a chance to play with concepts of scale to create an adventure tale.

Who might choose to stay here? Might they be a refugee family displaced by the climate crisis? Notice the webs on some parts of the structure. What kinds of neighbours could lurk in shadowy corners? How can the family attempt to keep themselves safe?

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