Bamboo Forest Path

A stone path winds through a mature bamboo grove, turning out of sight where the stalks grow close together. Mossy rocks line both sides, and a simple bamboo fence follows the shaded bank on the left. Fallen leaves collect between the paving stones as patches of morning sun reach the forest floor.

Bamboo joints form pale rings around the nearest stalks, but the rings sit at different heights from trunk to trunk. Width matters too, with broad stems on the right and much thinner ones in the distance. The path has an irregular pattern of its own. Small stones fit around larger slabs, and moss softens their edges where the paving meets the bank. Pools of sunlight cross both stone and fallen leaves.