A tree protest!

Saw this on Sunday. I think it started on Thursday or perhaps a little earlier, shows how often I get into the city centre. Whilst demanding the preservation of the tree is entirely worthwhile and something I'd support, there is a a small sense of disappointment at the delay to the refurbishment of Bonn Ssquare. On the other hand as the coucil is bound to botch the renovations in some part, it's a good thing that people are making a noise about it.
What's really cool though is that it's a tree protest. I've never seen a tree protest in the flesh, and I think it's years since there was a really good tree protest. I don't expect this will quite make the news in the same way as the Newbury bypass did over a decade ago, or the Heathrow protests last summer, but it's a nice distraction from the dull shops in the city centre. It's good to be able to walk through the city and see that people really do care: I wasn't the only person taking pictures; I also overheard a number of passers-by discussing the protest to their friends and family.
Much as I love trees, as can be seen by my first entry, and what it has/ hopefully will inspire, I don't think I would willingly give up my bed and live under a tarpaulin in order to protect one. Apparently there are plans to transplant half a dozen or so mature trees to the site.