i like taking this time of year to write an appreciative  summary of the previous year, and a STILL blog promise for the coming year. but this new year my head is in the vice grip of a nasty head cold. so i am going to wait a day or two until i can think clearly. meanwhile i chose this vine tendril to photograph today because i am thinking a lot about paths lately; straight paths, alternative paths, wandering paths, curlicue paths. i will make sense of all this when my sinuses drain.

wild grape tendril

rice creek regional trail, saint paul, minnesota