Kudzu
Mercedes, my friend and former Studio Assistant at Penland in North Carolina, knows just what I mean when she gets a one word text from me that says: Kudzu! If I am in the south I am on the prowl for kudzu.
Kudzu, the legendary fast-growing vine in the American South, the one that can grow a foot a day and cover your parked car if you're not careful, the one I love to photograph off season when it lies flat and tangled with no leaves, looking like a dark brown lace fell over the landscape.
These here are from Mississippi and Kentucky shot the past couple of days as I am headed home to Boston from New Orleans.
What's to say? I do love kudzu, although most hate it as it is invasive and chokes the life right out of most growth plants.
Next up? I stayed at the simply wonderful Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill in Kentucky last night and shot late and early light.
Stay tuned.