Cigarette ends and pollution, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique (44)

I find this very interesting. An amateur notice tells me that one cigarette end can pollute up to 500 litres of water. Although I've no proof of this, it nevertheless sounds impressive. Le jardin extraordinaire is a non-smoking zone, even if it is outdoors. I applaud this, as I applaud any action against smoking: we have to realise which century we're living in, and smoking is a very dangerous part of our past.

Le Jardin extraordinaire and general area, Chantenay, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique (44)

La Carrière Miséry is in the process of life change. From a quarry for the extraction of granite, the place of the execution of counter-revolutionary surrounds, an industrial brewing area and theatrical acts, it is poised for L'Arbre aux hérons in 2027, a creation by François Delarozière.

Delarozière, with his La Machine, also created this network of steps leading to Le Jardin extraordinaire, which has 177 steps and four belvederes.

The waterfall is twenty-five metres tall.

Tadashi Kawamata's Belvédère de l'Hermitage, Chantenay, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique (44)

Tadashi Kawamata is trying to create a link between people and places. This is a long, wooden passageway giving a view of the sky and the river, a projection above the cliff. The structure is a heady experience to view from its thirty-six metres in  length, twenty metres from the ground.

Boìte à lire, Sainte-Anne, Chantenay, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique (44)

Oddly, this is one of the few Boìtes à lire (usually called Boìtes à livres, here called Dépôt des livres) I've yet to find in the Nantes area, but there were no pickings for me. Is anyone really interested in ancient Bottins (telephone directories)? Yeah, I suppose there must be. The world is a strange place.