Here's...

...Clue #3! Don't be shy, take a guess – what's the theme of the second episode? Remember to go back and look at all the visual clues, and to think about what rhymes with last week's clue word. (You'll find the answer to that at the bottom of this post. Don't look unless you're absolutely, positively, 100% sure you want to give up!!) Keep your eyes peeled for one more clue, and also Episode #2, coming right after the holiday!! Happy Turkey, everybody!

What could these possibly be???

(The answer to last week's word clue is: nickels. Sshhhh....)

Clue #2!

Yes, the headline rhymes, but rhyming won't help you solve the Mystery of the Theme of Episode #2. Unless you happen to know a seven-letter word for multiple small units of American currency. Here's a little visual assistance. Are you getting any warmer?

We're Getting Ready...

...for Episode #2! To help you get ready, too, here's a little clue. Hmm, whatever could it mean? Take your best guess and write in with a comment. And stay tuned for more clues!

And Now, the Answer to Those Clues. Presenting: Episode #1!

Are you ready to discover what those four clues were building up to? Get ready for...Elevator B!

Here are a few more facts about this project:

Silo City is a group of grain elevators and warehouses in Buffalo, New York. In the 1930s and ‘40s, barges would bring wheat from farms in the Midwest. They traveled across the Great Lakes and into Buffalo’s harbor. There, grain elevators would scoop the wheat up; they did this with a series of buckets that were attached to a conveyor belt. The wheat would be stored inside these elevators.  Later, it would be shipped along the Erie Canal to other parts of New York State. Some of it would even be shipped across the ocean to Europe.

Silo City was largely abandoned for many years. But in 2006, a man named Rick Smith bought some of its buildings. (His company, Rigidized Metals, actually made the stamped panels you see in the film.) When he discovered bees living in one of them, he knew he wanted the bees moved, unharmed. He wanted people to be able to see the bees up close, to study them.

So, he held a competition with the University of Buffalo. Ten teams of architecture students competed to be able to build their design for a new bee house. The winning Elevator B team was made up of five students: Courtney Creenan, Kyle Mastalinski, Daniel Nead, Scott Selin, and Lisa Stern. Not only did they design this 22-foot tower, they spent 3 weeks making it themselves. It was installed in the summer of 2012.

Many people have come to see the bees’ new home. And from all reports, the bees love their new digs!

To find out more about the project visit the hive city site.

All photos and footage courtesy of Courtney Creenan & Kyle Mastalinski.

Special thanks for this episode to Joyce Hwang, Anne Seidlitz & Amy Sirot. And of course, to Ada Grazia Cowan!

Today's Clue!

Photo courtesy of Kyle Mastalinski

Are you getting warmer? Don't forget to go back and look at the other clues I've posted these past two weeks! Leave me a note when you are ready to guess what Episode #1 is all about.

Clue #3

With the debut of Episode #1 drawing ever closer, here is a third clue about its subject:

Photo Courtesy of Kyle Mastalinski

Are you ready to guess what it might be? (Hint: don't forget to look back to the two clues I posted here previously...Now are you ready to guess?) More clues – and Episode #1!!! – coming soon!

This morning: a little eyeball bender

Photo courtesy of Kyle Mastalinski

Is it tall or is it deep? Is it empty, or full? Have you guessed what this could be? Write in if you have! If not, stay tuned for more photographic clues as the countdown to Episode #1 continues…