I'll take the cold deadly silence in the last few postings as a sign that I should stop attempting to shoot B and W!

Fair enough. Here is a splash of color. This old dead vine was about 2 centemeters in length; What's intriguing is that these plants grapple onto other, stronger branches to reach higher within the garden to absorb more sun. However, this little guy wasn't able to climb high enough, so it started to recoil, and eventually (in combination with other reasons) died.