Friday, March 03, 2006
Viewing Gardens From Above
No it's not a photo of long abandoned Mayan village or an ancient walled town in the Middle East. It is an aerial photograph showing the Totem Town Community Garden in the early 2000's. Saint Paul's public works department, like most cities, periodically snaps Kodaks of its environs.
Another perspective on things is always a good idea and this photo provides it.
The white strips are carpeting we put down to control weeds. Garden plots that look almost like rice paddies and the deceptive late winter brown color looks abandoned and desolate. Look closer and catch the green glimpses of spring, just around the corner.
A personal favorite garden photo of mine is another aerial photogrpah. It appears in the wonderful, photo-rich book, The Earth From Above.
The photo is entitled "Market Gardening in the Vicinity of Timbuktu, Mali (N10 48', W 3 04')". You can see the photo at http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/. From the dropdown menu chose Mali and then find the thumbnail, first row, second photo. It's one of those images that makes you want to find your way to that man's latitude and longitude, walk the dusty brown garden pathways, and appreciate the green squares of food that are being grown.
However you see them, gardens are great. ¶ 8:42 PM
No it's not a photo of long abandoned Mayan village or an ancient walled town in the Middle East. It is an aerial photograph showing the Totem Town Community Garden in the early 2000's. Saint Paul's public works department, like most cities, periodically snaps Kodaks of its environs.
Another perspective on things is always a good idea and this photo provides it.
The white strips are carpeting we put down to control weeds. Garden plots that look almost like rice paddies and the deceptive late winter brown color looks abandoned and desolate. Look closer and catch the green glimpses of spring, just around the corner.
A personal favorite garden photo of mine is another aerial photogrpah. It appears in the wonderful, photo-rich book, The Earth From Above.
The photo is entitled "Market Gardening in the Vicinity of Timbuktu, Mali (N10 48', W 3 04')". You can see the photo at http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/. From the dropdown menu chose Mali and then find the thumbnail, first row, second photo. It's one of those images that makes you want to find your way to that man's latitude and longitude, walk the dusty brown garden pathways, and appreciate the green squares of food that are being grown.
However you see them, gardens are great. ¶ 8:42 PM
