"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more" - Lord Byron
Project 365: #31
I really do love nature, and through nature I feel closer to the Maker. I am always in total awe of ecosystems, and how every living thing has a perfectly constructed and intricate part to play in a much bigger system. By now, I don't have very many new running routes, so my photos are all the same, or similar, and we have been here long enough for repetition to creep in. Most of my friends are in awe are the beautiful landscapes, and if I did not know better I would imagine that we live out in the countryside, not in a city. What I have discovered is that Germany has a great respect for urban greening and urban forestry, and all land is used. There are fields under cultivation in between conserved areas, and between suburbs. All land has a purpose. For my quicker running routes, I run a five km circular route from home, and usually through urban forests:
Just around this corner is this tunnel....under the A2 (yup, autobahn)...If you zoom in, you can see the tell-tale German graffiti all over the walls. A true sign to work out which European country you are in. This is just to prove that we are actually in an urban area!
Just the other side of the tunnel, I turned right and ran parallel to the A2. You can see the embankment leading up to the road (that also has sound protection barriers in urban areas) has been "greened".
The stunning forest floor, blossoming groundcover.
Urban greening, near the tram stop - perfect ecological succession!
One thing I have learnt here, is that for all the first-world development, there is still a deep respect for nature and preserving beautiful spaces.
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