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Certains peintres transforment le soleil en un point jaune ; d’autres transforment un point jaune en soleil.
Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
Sommige schilders transformeren de zon in een gele vlek, anderen transformeren een gele vlek in de zon.
Lasciamo che gli alberi crescano ovunque ... e proteggiamoli dall'insensatezza umana!
Un simbolo caratteristico di Lucca: la Torre Guinigi (1390 d.C.) .
Sulla torre (alta 44.25 metri) e' stato creato un piccolo giardino di Lecci.
Let's help trees grow everywhere ... and protect them from the human stupidity!
A famous Lucca's landmark: the Guinigi Tower (1390 AD).
On top of the tower (which is 44.25 meters high) has been created a little garden of Holm oaks.
Morning light upon fallen pine cones, a reminder to curse the neighbors who continue to kill healthy trees in our neighborhood.
i thought he lost his left foot...but he just want to keep it hidden...:)
more sunsets i would like to share with you....:)
Listening to:
Knightdale Environmental Education Park is located behind Knightdale Town Hall on Steeple Square Ct. The park offers a 1/3 mile walking trail, picnic shelters, four environmental sculptures and two observation overlooks. The park can be accessed by parking on the side lot of Knightdale Town Hall or by parking at the rear of the East Regional Library parking lot.
SOOC and first diptych entry for the group Diptychs : two is better than one. HGGT!
My co-workers make fun of me now because they saw me hugging a tree in the middle of the day. It did not help that I did this without a tripod and they did not see the camera because it was on the ground. I am the talk of the office. LOL
Yep, I did this in my daily walk during working hours in a casual Friday. I work too hard, can't you tell!?
They all have been anxiously waiting for me to post this. This is for them. :D
So I was hanging out at the community of www.treehugger.com and run into the following article which discusses how black screens can save you energy and money. What!?
"....monitors uses about 74 watts to display an all white web page, but only uses 59 watts to display an all black page.." This is a saving of 15 watts.
Calculate your electric cost here. So sorry for all the nerdiness. The pic is appropriate for this article. :)
Hey! You should be viewing this in black so you can save more trees, energy and money! :D
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This is my favourite tree in Squamish. It's very tall and has lots of dark maroon leaves.
The tree sits on a piece of land that's slated for renewal (a.k.a.) condos. The old tenants have all left this month.
They've put a fence up and the tree is living on borrowed time. I see I'm not the only one who wants it saved.
As well as yellow ribbons there are now quite a few figures, notices, messages and signs in Coventry along Clifford Bridge Road. They are part of a protest about the council's plans to fell trees to make way for a cycleway.
If you don;t know what you're looking at this might seem like a wooded area with big trees.But these trees are elders that still stand on their original soil.
They are very large for this area. I measured a cherry tree at nearly 4 ft diameter at breast height (DBH). While I don't think these trees are primeval old-growth trees they are certainly big and tall. They reside on a sharp ridge where it would have been impossible to farm and not that convenient to access. and so they have been left to grow on their own gaining the great heights and monstrous girths of the original trees of the North American continent. While there are some fat trees around, the real tell here is the height. The trees don't even branch out until they are nearly 100 feet tall. The biggest ones up here are Oaks and Cherries. A few big hemlocks can be seen but the biggest trees are deciduous ones.
Trees that grow without the competition of the the forest tend to grow out into big wide, but low canopies. Wild trees grow straight up before the branch as this part of the tree only serves as a tower to raise the leafy part up high enough to maximize the food and energy it gets from photosynthesis. A leaf is just a photocell that converts CO2 into sugar, using solar power.
Anyway I want to stop and commune with these trees because their sense of time is so much wider than ours. I estimate the biggest are 200 years old. Humans are but a blip, albeit a destructive one, on their lives. They are magnificent creatures that deserve far more reverence. And despite the advent of recycled paper and plantation wood, the number of trees overall is declining. Every housing development and shopping mall takes out more trees. We are as wasteful as our forebearers and our lives are to short to see the long term necessity of trees...and not grass and asphalts.
I believe every inch of median strip and every yard (and yes you's get leaves in your gutter - DEAL WITH IT) should be reforested.
Then (tree on the left) and Now (tree on the right) - This is an attempt to save this ash tree. The emerald ash borer is destroying all the ash trees across Iowa. We had to bring one down in the front yard. It was 27 years old. On this tree we cut out dead branches and lower branches. Time will tell about our efforts to save the tree from the ash borer. We have been treating it with feed and insect control.
This is a horrible pic, taken last night at 23hr00 after close to 4 hrs of debate with the City Council - but we won the 1st phase!. That's me in the centre [no makeup and looking a bit worse for wear after spending 3 days working on this!!!], Lucie, one of my parent's charming neighbours on the left in the photo, and my Mom Rosie on the right. Lucie and her husband Pierre were invaluable in organising and driving this action forward!
UPDATE
Yesterday [Monday 19th April 2010], a large group of residents attended the Ville de Candiac Council Meeting. The City’s six district councillors were present, along with the Director General and the Director of Technical Services, Engineering, who had been invited to help answer our queries. Over a period of several hours where each of the citizens spoke, including two young children who love their huge trees, we:
- presented our strong views in favour of preserving our trees,
- presented many documented facts and arguments in our favour,
- asked many questions to determine what, if any, were the valid reasons for proceeding with the work as according to their plans … and ascertained that there were none,
- outlined an alternative solution for undertaking the refurbishment work that would preserve the trees,
- informed the Council that we are ready to contribute to the cost of preserving our trees,
- pointed out the urgent need for a Tree Policy that “places trees at the heart of Candiac’s cityscape” – similar to the City of Montreal’s Tree Policy that would enable the preservation of trees not only on our streets, but also in the entire community.
After much debate, the Council finally agreed that no trees would be cut until an agreement was reached with the residents. However, they would not give us any precisions as to what the next steps would be until finally, the Director General stepped in. He concluded by saying that he agreed in principal with our proposed alternative, that they will discuss the costs our proposed solution incurs, and will develop a financial proposal whereby the City will share part of the cost burden with the property owners. He confirmed that the City would communicate with ALL residents to inform us of the next meeting where we will be able to negotiate this proposal.
The battle is not yet won, but we have made good progress. There will be definite savings generated as a result of our proposed solution [ie: not cutting down these large mature trees and no longer having to purchase and replant new trees], which we will insist they take into consideration – but this is the next step.
For now, we have a first victory - our trees are safe!
.... @EpicureanPiranha
Sincere thanks to all of you who for your support in this cause! Merci à vous tous pour votre soutien dans cette cause!
Photo of the trees in front of my perent's home and on Ave de la Gaspesie, taken by me on Saturday morning, 17th April 2010.
These are beautiful maple trees, planted about a year after my parents moved to Candiac. They were among the first residents on the street. These trees, planted by the city some time in 1966, are now over 39 years old.
They have withstood the worst ice storms, when so many of their branches were broken and had to be cut. Despite this, they are still beautiful strong specimens, which gracefully arch across the road to meet on the other side during the summer months. Beautiful birds nest in them, and they are wonderful to look at and to hear in the early morning and throughout the day!
These trees are an integral part of our community. They contribute to the soul of the city!
We will NOT let the Ville de Candiac cut down these trees to continue the refurbishment of the street and the replacement of water and sewage pipes, when there are other solutions that will leave these trees intact!
I will keep you posted.
♦ ♦ ♦ Meanwhile, if any of you reading this know of any potential means for helping us succeed - with a minimum of cost! - please contact me! PR people, lawyers and journalists welcome :-> ♦ ♦ ♦
Global Warming is not cool!
Plant a tree, green the earth, clean the air, live happily.
Shot taken at Kodaikanal...
An advertisement i made for deforestation...
Camera used for shooting : Sony H-7
Software used for editing :
Windows Movie Maker
As well as yellow ribbons there are now quite a few figures, notices, messages and signs in Coventry along Clifford Bridge Road. They are part of a protest about the council's plans to fell trees to make way for a cycleway.
This sculpture can be found between the Brand Library and the Doctors House, around the northern part of Glendale. The quote below says, "The Forest Is the Mother of the Rivers." And, of course, California is facing a water shortage of unprecedented proportions right now. More about this area and the Doctors House later on.