Jungle Vines Consume Dallas Sidewalks at Night

Harsh orange security lights illuminate a Dallas public square where thick emerald jungle vines have overtaken the right half of a brick sidewalk in a single season. Three sanitation workers in high-visibility vests spread white salt across the remaining clear pavers under the harsh civic lighting. Wet, torn posters cling to nearby barriers, their paper surfaces glossy with moisture. The vines create a chaotic green wall that rests against the orderly gray salt piles. Leading lines of the brickwork guide the eye from the workers toward the encroaching foliage. One vine leaf rests on a pile of salt, its vein structure sharp against the white granules.