Quote Originally Posted by marni View Post
please ladies, the tree was there first and I respect them for respecting the tree. What it hurt everyone so much to just dismount and sidle past just like the pedestrians have to? There were, still are for all I know, frequently majestical old (150-300 years old) trees in the middle of sidewalks and or bike paths through royal hunting preserves and parks throughout the Netherlands, and no one ever thought anything other than they were pleased to be protecting their national heritage.

Just another perspective from a lover of flora and fauna.
I am not saying they had to cut the tree down - but couldn't they have made the sidewalk wider? Anyway, I just thought it was a funny picture...