Ivy Roots

Ivy Roots
“Ivy Roots” — Intertwined ivy roots draping across a concrete retaining wall.

I have walked past this place scores of times — it is along one of my regular walks. I walk almost daily, often along one of a group of familiar routes. It had been weeks since I last did this one, so it was time again to visit it. As I walked along a creek and past some commercial buildings I “saw” something that I have certainly seen before, but not really noticed — a great wall of ivy roots stretched across concrete.

In case you wondered, this is a color photograph. But the scene is almost gray, and the somewhat softened light on this cloudy day emphasized that. Little subjects like this are the reason that I always carry a camera with me — I never know for sure when I’ll spot something that I want to photograph, quite often in the least-expected places.


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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him. Blog | Bluesky | Mastodon | Substack Notes | Flickr | Email

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