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La Vue des Alpes
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Big Sister, Little
Brother, La Vue des Alpes, Neuchâtel |
Only the higher alps
have snow all year round. What do you do when the weather is warm
and the flowers are blooming and you want the some of the same thrills
as in winter? You put your toboggans on wheels, and the wheels in
a downhill metal run with twists and turns. |
Excuse my bringing in a potted
tree. I thought the construction of the 'pot' was interesting.The
pot is made from rebar and rocks. Hoops of rebar, the metal
rod used to reinforce concrete in buildings, sidewalks and roads,
are held together by vertical arcs of rebar. The rebar is bent at
the vertical ends to help secure the construction. Along the inside
of the rebar frame walls are placed rocks. A layer of heavy plastic
covers the interior rock walls. Soil is dumped into the cavity and
the tree planted in the middle. Ingenious. I wish I would have thought
of it.
For more tree pot photos |
Potted Tree, Toboggan Run
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