Showing posts with label ferns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ferns. Show all posts

Friday, June 25, 2010

Thoreau said that to know a fern you must forget a fern. It sticks in my mind, whether I like it or not.

Ferns by the Roadside, May 31, 2010
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Monday, June 21, 2010

There are several kinds of ferns growing in Interlaken Park and Louisa Boren Park. Here you see sword ferns, which cover the steep sides of the ravines in many places. It's been said the pen is mightier than the sword.

Sword Ferns, May 31, 2010
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

But it wasn't a boring day. I saw trilliums for the first time this year. They only grow in a few places. I've heard that if you pick one, the plant you take it from won't bloom for another ten years. I wonder if this is true.

Trilliums and Fern, Mar. 7, 2010
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