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The Fallen
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College Green, Dublin
Frank Byrne pleads for the retention of the trees in College Green as part of the car-free redevelopment proposals. I think Frank is wrong and that the trees seriously diminish the appreciation of one of Dublin’s great vistas.
Not all trees enhance an urban setting. Would St Peter’s Square in Rome be enhanced by the planting of trees? Of course not. I shall be glad to see the back of them in College Green and we can all revel fully in the facades of Grattan’s parliament building and Trinity College. O’Connell Street benefited greatly from reordering its treescape some years back.
Declan Doyle
Clontarf, Dublin 3.
FIGHT!
Trees and College Green (Irish Times letters)
Previously: Four Wheels Bad
Pic: Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Some of the world’s oldest living trees ((in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa) photographed against the backdrop of the night sky by Beth Moon, who sez:
The majority of these photographs were created during moonless nights, shot with a wide angle lens and ISO of 3200 – 6400. The Milky Way, a ribbon of stars that stretches from horizon to horizon burns brightly in some of the images. Exposures up to 30 seconds allowed enough light to enter the lens without noticeable star movement. Each location required a lot of experimenting. and different lighting techniques. Sometimes a short burst of diffused light from a flashlight was sufficient, or bounced light from multiple flashlights was used for a softer more natural glow.
More here.
Ancient African Trees Illuminated by Starlight (Feature Image)
25 Verde – a five story apartment building in Turin, Italy designed by architect Luciano Pia.
An undulating design incorporating 150 potted deciduous trees and terraces serves to break up the line of the building, insulating apartments from the noise of traffic while absorbing C02 and looking lovely, as trees are wont to do.
How many fellers?
Further to this controversial scene (above) in Fingal, Dublin last week.
Fianna Fáil Fingal County Councillor Eoghan O’Brien writes:
FIGHT!
Previously: How Many Fellers
The Fallen
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Treelapse
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A ghostly infrared timelapse of Mamane tree ‘bones’ on Kohala Mountain in Hawaii by Gary Yost.
Pre-European Chant: “Ku’u wahine i ka ua ‘Ulalena” by Charles Albert Manu’alkohanaiki’illili Boyd.
Treesus!
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[Adare Manor Golf resort, Co Limerick]
An email to members of Adare Golf Club this morning:
“We have lost approximately 200 trees on the property, many of them hundreds of years old and the landscape has certainly changed a little when looking across the Resort. On the golf course we have been extremely fortunate as we did not lose any of the trees which really define our holes or have major influence on how the hole is played…”
Who steals trees?
More as we get it.
Pic: Limerick.ie