The vines creep along the ground behind low stone walls and woven straw fences that protect them from the wind.
The cat pawed backward to cover his work but the vines and other ground cover were already creeping back across the pile.
Now the vines are creeping back toward New York City.
A second-floor balcony sagged, its supports fallen away, and vines crept along the gray, weather-battered wood.
The "vines", actually heavy cables of multicoloured alloys, emerged from the bare ground under the platform and crept in and out of the lattice.
The thorn vines and fog had crept higher.
The tiled dome was still a slippery slope, although enough vines were creeping upward from the ground that he could probably catch hold of one if he slipped.
Thick vines crept around the side of the door and lashed at their arms, while a concerted force pushed against them.
Sumac and other vines were creeping over the fireplace, as if to make it disappear.
That first year a pretty vine also crept in, a refugee from the surrounding lawn.