A bummer, even if it is necessary: “While many parks and golf courses are irrigated with recycled water — which is exempt from Denver Water’s restrictions — about 70 percent of Denver Parks and Recreation properties use fresh water, which must be restricted by 20 percent during this drought.” 😕

#Drought #CityParks #UrbanParks #DenverParks #Watering #WateringRestrictions #ClimateCrisis

https://denverite.com/2026/06/04/denver-parks-water-restrictions-drought/

A Ficus vastra tree in Valencia's Jardín del Turia. Tremendous shade providers, and amazing to look at with their mangrove-like buttress roots...

Apparently native to the Horn of Africa...

#Trees #CityParks #Valencia

This confirms what I had always suspected, given Denver’s semi-arid climate.

#Denver #History #CityParkDenver #CityParks #UrbanParks #CityBeautiful #DenverParks

https://denverite.com/2026/04/27/denver-city-park-lakes-history/

What #cityparks and #cityplanners aspire to -

Exploring the green side of #RiodeJaneiro: a vast #urban #rainforest https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5776528/rio-brazil-rain-forest-hike

#Brazil #environment #conservation #nature #hiking #swimming #waterfalls

Urban Geometry at Night

The brutalist architecture of Bishop Lucey Park seems to suit black and white night shots. This was only my first time trying to photograph it in such a way but I’ll try again.

#architecturalPhotography #atmosphericPhotography #bishopLuceyPark #blackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography2 #brutalistArchitecture #cityParks #concreteStructures #contemporaryArchitecture #cork #fluorescentLighting #heritageSites #ireland #modernDesign #nightPhotography #nighttimeUrban #photo #photography #publicRealm #publicSpaces #streetPhotography #urbanGeometry #urbanRegeneration #urbanSpaces