Since the start of the pandemics, I 've stayed closer to home, going out / traveling - for essentials only. This week, before the coming of the promised rains, and of a possible new Covid wave (God forbid!), I took the time to explore a little the immediate surroundings of my hometown and some landmarks in one of its adjacent towns.
Not far from my neighborhood, I've spotted a small plot with trees whose trunks were white painted. I suppose it's for protection purposes - to protect them from the sun. Sun rays might crack the tender bark and so allow introduction of disease and insects. I gather the paint is water based or water diluted, so that no chemical harm is done to the tree. Some of the trunk shapes look rather strange. Perhaps it's a special type of trees.
On approaching the trees, a single hen crossed my way and conquered my heart; such a cutie!
Whenever I visit a town where there's a lot of construction being done, I get the impression that architecture (or shall we say architects) are looking for noise and publicity rather than for comfort and functionality. What makes me think that, are not only the towers standing out in a variety of somewhat weird shapes, but also the use of certain building materials.
The exterior of the 9-story relatively new City Hall building in the adjacent town of Herzliya, for instance, is made of blue glass. I suppose the glass is not only for decorative purpose but has certain anti-reflective and security features. Anyway, one can see through the blue glass, from the inside out, but not vice versa.
