new video: cadaver bells & gypsy spells

while away for the long weekend, callum and i recorded a short video for our new song cadaver bells & gypsy spells. what you can't see in the video is all the fences we had to jump to record at each location (also the holes in my pants from getting stuck on the barbed wire), the oblivious looks on our faces when we were told we were trespassing, and the sweat dripping down our faces from running from a protective eagle, watching over her decrepit house. lets hope it was all worth it. (more photots from the shoot to be posted later today)

no trespassing

here's a sneak peak of one of the shots from our new video, "cadaver bells & gypsy spells."

keep on the lookout, i'll be posting more throughout the day!

the bee's knees

i hope everyone had a lovely long weekend. mine was spent in the countryside, enjoying all that grey county has to offer. on monday i was lucky enough to catch jamie and his bees in all their glory. for someone who has never been stung by a bee, this was as close as i could stand to the bees without freaking out. the smoke may make them docile, but there are still hundreds of them flying around like drunk little soldiers. as you can see, first he smokes the hive, which i found out puts them into "fire mode" which initiates a feeding response in anticipation of possible hive abandonment due to fire. the smoke also masks alarm pheromones released by guard bees or when bees are squashed in an inspection. basically this confuses the bee's allowing jamie to work without triggering a defensive reaction. after the bees have been smoked, he removes the honey and it's placed into a metal tub which spins all of the honey out of the honeycomb. then he opens the hatch, strains and voila, you've got honey. he even let me take a jar home, and trust me, nothing tastes better than fresh honey spread on toast after a long day baking in the sun.

the warning message

i hope everyone is able to find some way to escape the norm just for one day this long weekend. whether you're camped out at the beach, at a forest rave (ha), or at home with a book, take some time for yourself. nothing but miles and miles of open road and green fields for me. see you all next week, hopefully well rested.