27 August 2009

Nature

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We're on a restored part of the old donkey track going from Menton to the medieval village of Roquebrune.

At the foot of the wall, a tree survives. In the smaller photo, you see branches have penetrated the wall at the top too. Thanks to Philippe for telling me this is an ivy.

It's good to see nature winning the battle.

14 comments:

Olivier said...

superbe photo de cet arbre qui prend possession de son mur.

philippe mazza said...

C'est du lierre, Jilly ....
@+ PM

Jilly said...

Philippe, thanks so much for the information. I suspected ivy or wisteria and do see it's more like ivy. So ivy it is. Also my mother's name!

Bibi said...

Tenacious is a word that comes to mind, along with beautiful, green leaves or not.

brattcat said...

Ancient is the word that this suggests to me. The old bones of botany. Beautiful shots.

Dina said...

Love the wall, love the tree.
Wish there were still donkeys.

Virginia said...

Nothing can stop ivy .......or kudzu! I might have to feature some kudzu for my readers soon.
V

Petrea said...

It's a striking photo, quite beautiful.

nino said...

amazing shot. the first photo looks like the tree is holding up the wall.

glduro_marieloupe said...

Unlike many humans, nature doesnt concede defeat or give up ...

marley said...

winning the fight and starting an invasion! Great photos, nice tones.

Vogon Poet said...

Great detail of the tree in the wall: it is something weird but intrinsically beautiful.

Jean said...

Très très belle photo !
Cet arbre est une merveille !
Bien qu'il soit mort , il est un véritable ARBRE DE VIE .

Highton-Ridley said...

That top shot is gorgeous - there's something almost fairy story about it. Well seen and captured!

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