Shared Gardens in Paris

35 are listed here, but there are actually 45 shared
gardens in town and many others are due to open
in the near future.























The one showed below is located midway on the hights of Ménilmontant,
the highest Paris' hill, at 315 rue des Pyrénées, in a little dead end called
cité Leroy.



(G@ttoGiallo)


Another shared garden is growing near the rue
de la Mare, between the white footbridge and
the tunnel along the old Petite Ceinture's railway
(Paris XX).

Jardins partagés, by guillaume fillon

Interesting links...
* GreenGuerrillas * Jardinons * CityFarmer

Little sightseeing in Menilmontant, Paris

The Ménilmontant subway station.

ED, a discount supermarket, decorated by Nemo.

A look backward while climbing the hill.

A nice black villa looking on the abandoned railway around Paris...

and here it is, a short railway's fragment at the foot of the black villa

The 'Zabar' hides a little garden for a green supper in summertime.

Waiting-for-his-master, dog stares at Paris.

La Miroiterie, bought by a real estate agency, the end of a legend.

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Earth Hour 2008, 8pm Local Time

Aalborg - Aarhus - Adelaide - Atlanta - Bangkok - Bogota - Brisbane -
Canberra - Chicago - Christchurch - Copenhagen - Darwin - Dublin -
Hobart - Manila - Melbourne - Montreal - Odense - Ottawa - Perth -
Phoenix - San Francisco - Santa Cruz - Suva and Lautoka - Sydney -
Tel Aviv - Toronto - Vancouver...

... but not Paris !

(I'm sorry, but some people will do their best).
We can give a twist to our bad habits from now on.
So just let's do it.
Because we can.
Because switching off the lights for one hour, one day, isn't going to solve
the challenge presented by climate change...

Greenpeace did something in Paris, see Changing Life...


The way we use the planet's resources makes up our ecological footprint.
Check yours here !


Sydney first took action last year on climate change.


(starrdreams)

The British Antarctic Survey says an ice shelf is breaking off the Antarctic peninsula
because of global warming.



And...
Last but not Least...




Phosphorescent Pasta !
for a romantic dinner at home,
in the dark.


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When Smoke meets Clouds in Griset...

... Kenzo Tange campanile stands still against the grey sky.
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Suffering and Smiling... the Movie

Dan Ollman, Nigeria/US 2006, video doc 65mn
A Bluemark Production

Human Rights Watch

Focusing on the legendary African singer and activist Fela
Anikulapo Kuti and his son Femi, Suffering and Smiling
depicts the impact of their politically charged music. Following Nigeria’s independence
in 1960, Fela used his songs to speak out against the country’s corrupt leaders.
Since independence the military and political elite have enriched themselves by allowing
Nigeria’s oil and natural resources to be stripped by multinational corporations with little
benefit to ordinary Nigerians. Fela gave voice to Nigeria’s disenfranchised underclass
and sang of a free and united Africa. Upon his death in 1997, Femi has continued his
father’s legacy. Equally passionate and charismatic, he sings about the dire situation
in his country, asks why the world’s most resource – rich continent has the poorest
people, and struggles to maintain a vision of better days ahead for the common people
of Nigeria.

(moffice61)
"Music is The Weapon of the Future" (Fela)