kimu<p>Every single gingko tree in town dropped its leaves with our recent cold snap. Piles of gold everywhere! <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/gingko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gingko</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a></p>
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Kazue Mino<p>Lovely gingko tree & autumn colours at my previous workplace this afternoon. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gingko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gingko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GingkoLeaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GingkoLeaf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>Extraordinary Photo of 1,400-Year-Old Ginkgo Tree Shedding Its Leaves<br> <br>This old ginkgo tree located at Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple, in Zhongnan Mountain region of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>. The temple was built in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tang</span></a> dynasty in 628, with more than 1,400 years history. It’s said this ginkgo tree is planted by Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong himself.</p><p>Each year, during late autumn, this 1,400-year-old <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gingko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gingko</span></a> tree sheds its leaves, forming a thick carpet of vibrant yellow around the temple grounds</p><p>Source: vintag.es</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Protesters demand that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> save 1000s of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> by revising a design plan for a popular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> park</p><p>Story by Mari Yamaguchi, September 17, 2023</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> in Tokyo formed a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanChain</span></a> Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop a popular downtown park.</p><p>"Demonstrators, many wearing green shirts and holding up signs saying, 'Save Jingu Gaien,' demanded the Education Ministry take action even though the landowner is one of its agencies.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> Gov. Yuriko Koike approved the plan in February, a move that would allow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> — real estate company Mitsui Fudosan, Meiji Jingu shrine, Itochu Corp. and the ministry-affiliate Japan Sports Council — to build a pair of 200-meter (650-foot) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/skyscrapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skyscrapers</span></a> and an 80-meter (260-foot) tower.</p><p>"That would require cutting down nearly 3,000 trees at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JinguGaien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JinguGaien</span></a>, one of Tokyo's most historic and beloved <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a> areas. The plan would also raze and rebuild a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and change a rugby field to one with artificial grass.</p><p>"Also at stake are the well-known 150 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gingko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gingko</span></a> trees lining a century-old promenade built to commemorate Emperor Meiji, the great-grandfather of Emperor Naruhito. Critics and environmental activists say the gingko trees will be under threat from any construction right next to them.</p><p>"'I just had to come and do something to stop tree-cutting that could start this month,' said Nahoko Shirakawa, holding a handmade sign. 'I cannot just sit around and see the demise of 100-year-old gingko trees.'</p><p>"Rochelle Kopp, a movement leader who operates a Tokyo management consulting company, said the ministry should protect the Gaien as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturalCulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalCulturalHeritage</span></a> site. She said the ministry also should designate the area as a scenic site as a way of protecting it."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/protesters-demand-that-japan-save-1000s-of-trees-by-revising-a-design-plan-for-a-popular-tokyo-park/ar-AA1gQua4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/prote</span><span class="invisible">sters-demand-that-japan-save-1000s-of-trees-by-revising-a-design-plan-for-a-popular-tokyo-park/ar-AA1gQua4</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenSpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSpaces</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Urbanization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanization</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpeakForTheTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakForTheTrees</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a></p>
Jo-chin up, elbows up.<p>Small <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oilpainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilpainting</span></a> I just finished. </p><p>Gingko.<br>This is a crop, but it's not much bigger. Full painting 7x9" oil on canvas.</p><p>Gingkos are a symbol of endurance and longevity. Along with all the symbolism of fans which they resemble.<br>For me, fans represent the winnowing, the separation of wheat from chaff. <br>It is the oldest tree on earth.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gingko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gingko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oilpainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilpainting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbolicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolicart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbolism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbolism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/figurativepainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>figurativepainting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastoart</span></a></p>
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