growing along a wall

16 September 2008
1203-1222
Montag Center, Willamette University, Salem, OR

Though the sun is shining and there are only a few clouds in the sky the weather is still a bit cold. I am sitting at a table in front of the montag center and looking at all of the surrounding plants. There are bushes and trees, grasses and flowers, though the plant that most interest me is a long gangly vine. This vine is growing along a wall behind a metal fence, and its green tinge makes it stand out even more so against the rusty brick background. I am intrigued by this vine for it allows parts of its stem hang loosely off of the wall, unsupported, unattached. The leaves on this vine are like that of a tamarack tree, soft and supple. I have never seen an evergreen-like vine before.