October 7, 2017 sustainabilitea says: I love this sort of knot and have lots of photos of them myself. I much prefer the color version. janet
October 8, 2017 Ritva's ART / Ritva Sillanmäki says: Janet, they are nice and I even learned a correct word for them – Thigmotropism
October 8, 2017 susurrus says: The colour version is the best picture of thigmotropism I’ve seen. At first glance in The Reader I thought it was a plant tendril wrapped around rusty barbed wire but now I see it’s a young tendril reaching out to an older one for support. Lovely.
October 8, 2017 Ritva's ART / Ritva Sillanmäki says: Thanks Susan, that is so lovely to hear. Also you thought me a new word, I appreciate it!
I love this sort of knot and have lots of photos of them myself. I much prefer the color version.
janet
Janet, they are nice and I even learned a correct word for them – Thigmotropism
Love it (but I’ll probably never use it in conversation.) 🙂
I won’t remember it 🙂
Interesting contrast – looks natural and then industrial!
it is, nature’s small wonders once again.
The colour version is the best picture of thigmotropism I’ve seen. At first glance in The Reader I thought it was a plant tendril wrapped around rusty barbed wire but now I see it’s a young tendril reaching out to an older one for support. Lovely.
Thanks Susan, that is so lovely to hear. Also you thought me a new word, I appreciate it!