Gettin' A Bit Chilly!

Lava Leaves

Each year, Autumn leaves rain down from trees. . .

. . .lava-like upon the pavement. . .

. . .completing the life-cycle begun last Spring. . .

 

Nature's fiery "coins", laying there just for the taking! 

Get 'em while they're hot!

Mixed Use

Shared aVenues

Treepit Terrarium

Gratitude

Trees provide so many "gifts". . .

 






. . .beauty

  delight

      shade. . .
cooling 

   . . .habitat
            shelter

      food. . .

. . .oxygen

Give thanks and hug a tree sometime!

Bed of Ivy

Outdoor Accommodations

In an urban setting like NYC, the built environment often encroaches on or can completely overtake the natural environment.
 



Recently the Bryant Park Grill erected a tent, enclosing one of their outdoor dining areas.









There were trees in the outdoor area, that were taller than the tent. . .

. . .however, I was delighted to see that the tent was customized to accommodate them!

Bon appetit!

Seed Blanket

On Madison

Life Source

If you want this. . . 

. . .you gotta start with this.

Take care of the earth and it will sustain you!

Factory District

One of the primary functions of a leaf is to receive and capture energy from the sun and convert it into food, also known as photosynthesis.

Plants provide, not only for their own needs, but other living things as

well . . .sort of like local and individual, green, factories. In fact the term photosynthesis, literally means "to put together with light".

Now, how fabulous is that?!

Washington Square "Industrial" Park, NYC

Taking this a step further, we might think of clusters of plants, as solar-powered, industrial parks!

Highrise Tree Pits!

Wild Cherries

This cherry tree. . .












. . .lives next to Poe's Cottage. . .

. . .at Poe Park, in the Bronx!

How cool is that. . . !?

Life Expectancy