Natural beauty is everywhere, even in Taipei
In Taipei there is an overwhelming majority of concrete. The buildings, the sidewalks, some of the roads, and even much of the parkland. Blacktop and shower tiles make up most of the rest of what you'll see, and then you'll find buses, cars, and scooters in nearly every open space that isn't crawling with people. Frustratingly, the parks here tend to have paved surfaces with a few trees sticking out. Decorative plants get to rest around the trees for a season, and are then ripped up and replaced with new ones. This shot was taken at a pocket park in DaZhi in ZhongShan district. The temple is kept in great shape year round. But it makes sense in a way. Mosquitoes breed like crazy anywhere wet enough to sustain their multitude of eggs, and any time you sit near a plant during mosquito season you're likely to get bit. The paving would make more sense if there weren't tons of cracks and standing surface water for the insects to breed in anyway. Yet, her...