A high-resolution CO₂ model shows urban vegetation offsets about 2% of annual #emissions. Jia Chen, professor of #EnvironmentalSensing and modeling, & team find that #UrbanTrees can at times absorb more CO₂ than #CityTraffic emits in summer: http://go.tum.de/345673

📷J.Eberle

28th February 2026

A new daily work in progress
A walk of 1264 paces | in the space between time passing and time arriving | grief becomes reconciled | cherry blossom falls as if snow

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///reward.safely.jazzy

think of the reward!
few would safely consider
wearing jazzy shorts

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #stroud @walctogether #urbantrees

27th February 2026

A new daily work in progress
A walk of 76 paces | in the space between time passing and time arriving | branches gesture to a threatening sky | park benches remain empty

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///huddling.move.observer

huddling together
in light breeze, but lost to the
casual observer

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #stroud @walctogether #urbantrees

10th February 2026

A daily work in progress
A walk of 756 paces | in the space between time passing and time arriving | urban trees await spring | branches make empty gestures

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///blissful.ship.reframe

remaining blissful
on this sad ship of fools as
we reframe the past

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #stroud @walctogether #urbantrees

30th January 2026

A daily work in progress
A walk of 647 paces | in the space between time passing and time arriving | two trees, each imprisoned, encased and enclosed | encountering the interval between

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///avoiding.caused.improves

avoiding harsh words
caused by misunderstandings
so improves one's life

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #stroud @walctogether #urbantrees

23rd January 2026

A daily work in progress
A walk of 1276 paces | in the space between time passing and time arriving | urban trees become surrounded | intermittent drizzle falls on bare branches

using a @what3words location as the basis of a #haiku
///fussy.torn.bulletins

can being fussy
help torn relationships mend?
send bulletins, please.

#walking #walkingartist #what3wordsphoto #stroud @walctogether #urbantrees

Less asphalt, more trees.

Urban trees cool streets, reduce air pollution, absorb rainwater, and create habitat for birds and insects. They make cities healthier and more resilient to climate change, especially for the people who live there.

📷: Moule & Polyzoides, Illes de Paris

#urbantrees #urbandesign