I have noticed this post the past few times I’ve traveled into town on River Road, and decided to use my lunch break yesterday to investigate.  What caught my eye was the plant that had climbed the north side of the post and eventually made it to the top.  I don’t know why I found it so intriguing, but I did.

As you can see, the roots and base of this plant actually reach a couple of feet up the post before the main part of the plant takes over.  This thing really wanted to get to the top!  It reminds me of when I was growing up in the Rockies and would spot one lone little tree springing out of the side of a rocky cliff in the middle of nowhere. God sure made these things tough. It reminds me of a phrase I heard from my pastor once: “even a mosquito doesn’t get a pat on the back until it starts working.”  This plant has put in quite a summer.

Well, at least until winter approaches and the cycle starts over, this little plant has become King of the Post for all its hard work and tenacity.