lamposts and wirescape
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lovely lampposts in Angire (image from Street View)
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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Maps)
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On my virtual bike trip on April 8, I was impressed with the beautiful lampposts in Angiré …
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streetscape and lamposts in Angiré (image from Street View)
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French villages have their share of lampposts, telephone poles and wires. ‘Wirescape’ is such a normal part of life, I don’t usually see it at all. But, just look up …
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wirescape back in Magne (image from Street View)
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Years ago, I took a landscape evaluation course in university, and as an idealistic student, I was quite negative about the wires and poles that clutter our landscape views. I have mellowed, though, and now I wonder if wires above us help to enclose us and make us feel safe in our urban environments. Perhaps wirescape will gradually disappear as our technology becomes more wireless.
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wirescape near Saint-Sabine (image from Street View)
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Best View: intersection – blue shutters and blue sky, no overhead wires …
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Copyright Jane Tims 2013
Is it me or do the street lamps look like they are placed higher on the pole than the lamps around here?
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JD
May 4, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Hi. Yes, they seem quite ‘tall’. Different communities seem to have different designs. I’d be interested to know if they are using low energy lighting like some communities here are using. Jane
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jane tims
May 5, 2013 at 8:46 pm