The Flickr Baredirt Image Generatr

"The trees haven't got enough soil," I complained, "and it's weird and stupid to call this a 'garden.' Shame on Dallas."

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In downtown Dallas, Texas, on February 18th, 2023, in Civic Garden Park (opened in 2012, originally named Belo Garden Park) on the city block bounded by Main Street, Murphy Drive, Commerce Street, and South Griffin Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Dallas (7013503)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• central business districts (300000868)
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Wikidata items:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Parks—Texas (sh85098198)
• Trees in cities (sh85137261)
• Urban soils (sh90006222)

I am sorry!

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In Fort Worth, Texas, on February 12th, 2023, in Sycamore Park, off the north side of East Rosendale Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Fort Worth (7013934)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• branches (plant components) (300379798)
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Wikidata items:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Parks—Texas (sh85098198)
• Trees in cities (sh85137261)

Ugh. Jesus.

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In Madison, Wisconsin, on August 17th, 2021, outside the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry at the northwest corner of South Broom Street and West Wilson Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Dane (county) (1002316)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Wikidata items:
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Office buildings—Wisconsin (sh85094178)
• Ornamental rocks (sh85095705)

Grass scraped away!

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In downtown Lansing, Michigan, on February 25th, 2021, on South Butler Bouleveard at the northwest corner of its intersection with West Washtenaw Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ingham (county) (1002502)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Wikidata items:
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• Lansing – East Lansing metropolitan area (Q6487493)
• Treaty of Saginaw (Q1572601)

Transportation Research Thesaurus terms:
• No parking (Brddq)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—Michigan (sh2001006444)
• Urban soils (sh90006222)

Yeah this is a view from the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, out in Waukesha County.

Personally I feel comfortable in these kinds of messed-up landscapes, but I worry that other people will clamor to have the trail's "National Scenic Trail" designation removed when they see this!

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In Hartland, Wisconsin, on April 28th, 2021, along the Hartland segment of the Ice Age Trail, north of Hartbrook Drive.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Hartland (2121356)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Wikidata items:
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• Treaty of Chicago (Q87256769)
• Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition (Q7898792)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Trees in cities (sh85137261)

Here one is, to inspire you. Any musical genre is fine but I prefer high-NRG dance songs with wry lyrics.

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In La Vale, Maryland, on June 26th, 2019, a view from the grounds of a Motel 6 on the east side of Winchester Road Southwest (Maryland Route 53).

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Allegany (county) (2000934)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Wikidata items:
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Transportation Research Thesaurus terms:
• Left turn lanes (Pmrcpmxm)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Overhead electric lines—Right of way (sh85041790)

The particular appearance of the ice formation was the first likeable characteristic this manmade lake had gotten in twenty-plus years of people looking dumbly at it.

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In Lima, Ohio, on January 1st, 2017, Schoonover Lake in Schoonover Park, as viewed from its southeast end, northeast of the intersection of East McKibben Street and Liberty Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Lima (7013890)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• ice (300011781)
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• winter (300133101)

Wikidata items:
• January 1 (Q2150)
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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Ice on rivers, lakes, etc. (sh85064004)

If you were driving down this road and you saw a person wallowing about madly on this muddy median strip, how would you respond? Would you keep driving?

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Southwest of Orlando, Florida, on June 24th, 2016, a view from a moving shuttle bus toward the southwest corner of Westwood Boulevard and International Drive.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
HE336.R63 Road work zones—United States—Pictorial works.
TE220 Roads—Maintenance and repair—Equipment and supplies—Pictorial works.
SB413.P17 Palms—Pictorial works.
F319.O7 Orlando Metropolitan Area (Fla.)—Pictorial works.

I found this guywired young tree and these bubblewrapped bikeracks on the opposite side of this bright new sidewalk from that chainlinked residential bldg.

My understanding is that the workers haven't touched any of this for several months now. They left midproject what a shame.

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In Washington, D.C., on March 5th, 2013, along the north side of K Street NW, west of 4th Street NW. The building is the "Museum Square Apartments," a/k/a "Museum Square One," erected 1981.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
TS198.W7 Bubble wrap—Pictorial works.
NA9074 Sidewalks—United States—Pictorial works.
GV1054 Cycling—Equipment and supplies—Pictorial works.
F201 Washington (D.C.)—Pictorial works.

Also do you remember SunTrust's old ad jingle to the tune of "Love Touch" by Rod Stewart, it went:

♫♫ Oooh you're gonna get a; oooh you're gonna get a big Sun Trust. ♫♫

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In Washington, D.C., on March 4th, 2013, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue NW, F Street NW, and North Capitol Street NW.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
HG2567 SunTrust Banks, Inc.—Pictorial works.
NA6241 Bank buildings—United States—Pictorial works.
SB433 Lawns—United States—Pictorial works.
HE5737 Bicycle sharing programs—United States—Pictorial works.
F201 Washington (D.C.)—Pictorial works.

Shots taken as part of a Sunday bicycle ride in Boulder county. This is on 75'th Street just north of Arapahoe Road. 75'th is a popular bike route.

I'm pretty sure this farm is inactive and suspect the real-estate developers (natural beauty destroyers) are eying this property for there next raping of the countryside.