Arial pic of Tashkent taken at night as the plane is approaching the airport for landing

#nightpics #arialPhotography #urbanLandscape
– "#Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest #tree of them all?"
– "This tree in #Magdeburg by the #UnserLieberFrauen abbey turned art museum, O Queen, is the fairest of them all!"
–"Yeah OK"

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Baum #Bäume #reflections #Spiegel #Spiegelung #Frühling #spring #blauerHimmel #blueSky #blueSkies #streetScene #urban #artInstallation #Kunstinstallation #cobblestone #Kopfsteinpflaster #urbanLandscape

"Samstag Im Gürtel"

The Green Belt of #cologne among the first of its time, was created by the demolition of a defensive line around the city after WW1 (an initiative spearheaded by then-mayor Conrad Adenauer).

Kodak Ektar, Zeiss-Ikon Nettar
#filmphotography #Germany #Europe #UrbanLandscape

More trees in the urban areas too for shade and to cool the hot concrete and bitumen roads so cyclists and pedestrians can get about .. otherwise we are dependent upon air conditioned public transport and privatised cars.

https://theconversation.com/most-bike-lanes-in-inner-melbourne-have-less-than-40-tree-cover-thatll-get-worse-new-maps-show-253222

#bicycles #bikelanes #mapping #pedestrians #trees #UrbanLandscape

Most bike lanes in inner Melbourne have less than 40% tree cover – that’ll get worse, new maps show

Hot sunny days can make footpaths, bike lanes and city streets unbearable. If we want people to ditch the car, we’re going to need more trees, research shows.

The Conversation

There was some interesting graffiti on my walk and I can empathise with the sentiment shown here.

#walking #UrbanLandscape #graffiti #photo #photography