Progress means annexation and public utilities. This scene is becoming more and more common in Greensboro-- strips of trees leveled to make room for buildings, cement, and pipes. Under and above ground are affected when cities expand. As land becomes scarcer, cities need to be sure they are building judiciously. The City of Greensboro explains annexation on their website; however, recently, Greensboro put a new word on the map "un-annexation."
The little slice of blue is our quadrant of sky for Sky Watch Friday! No annexation in the sky above.
Amazing photo of the process of destructive progress! I feel a message here!
Posted by: Gemma@Greyscale | Friday, May 14, 2010 at 08:45 AM
Okay that is so sad to see, trees being eliminated and replaced by man made resources. Same thing happens here, I often see green fields turned to commercial or business districts. Sad but true.
Posted by: AL | Friday, May 14, 2010 at 08:46 AM
Sometimes progress is regress.
Posted by: B^2 | Friday, May 14, 2010 at 08:53 AM
Hi Jan! Had the same kind of pipes near work a few months ago!
Sersed isn't a French word ;-)but if you take away the d, you get a lovely opera...
Posted by: cieldequimper | Friday, May 14, 2010 at 12:19 PM
We had that going on all over Southern California in the '70s and in the last 15 years they (The home building mega giants) have been covering hillsides and back-filling canyons that were only ever meant to house coyotes and jack rabbits not people.
The little peep of lovely blue sky above your construction road actually would be annexed here if they could figure out a reason.
Lots of the sky over So Cal IS annexed , the Sky above the USMC and Air Force, Army and Navy bases is of course off limits but there are also narrow "Flight paths " that civil aircraft must stay inside to avoid other airspace such as..DISNEYLAND! Yes it is true there is a no-fly zone above the Magic Kingdom! Only the Police helicopter may fly over and then only in the event of a request by Disneyland or a major emergency.
Hopefully the new area being developed near you will be done with some thought to the future.
Have a wonderful weekend~
Posted by: Janis | Friday, May 14, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Get ready for digging.
Thank goodness the sky can't be annexed.
Posted by: Dina | Friday, May 14, 2010 at 04:09 PM
What a fine blue sky. As you pointed out, growth has its price - and California is paying, paying, paying right now...
Posted by: Louis la Vache | Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 12:29 AM
I guess there has to be a bit of mess in the name of progress. Thats the price of it all.
Posted by: Glennis | Monday, May 17, 2010 at 04:04 AM