Wordless Wednesday

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Lady fern fiddleheads

About Eliza Waters

Gardener, writer, photographer, naturalist
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74 Responses to Wordless Wednesday

  1. Cindy Coghill says:
    May 15, 2019 at 9:43 am

    Ohhhhh . . . lovely photo Eliza!

  2. Jewels says:
    May 15, 2019 at 9:48 am

    Beautiful, Eliza! I love the way ferns unfurl. I need some ferns in my life…

  3. Saania2806 says:
    May 15, 2019 at 9:50 am

    Beautiful 😍

  4. StormieSteele says:
    May 15, 2019 at 9:54 am

    Nature’s curl, adorable🤗💕

  5. Kathy Sturr says:
    May 15, 2019 at 10:17 am

    Play that fiddle! Love, love, love ferns. Hope you’re staying dry Eliza!

  6. sandyjwhite says:
    May 15, 2019 at 10:29 am

    I’m always amazed how those tiny fern curls turn into those lush, bushy plants!

  7. Anne says:
    May 15, 2019 at 10:48 am

    Such promise is held in those tight curls unfurling in their own time.

  8. Alice Pratt says:
    May 15, 2019 at 11:31 am

    So pretty! We saw many ferns, on our woodland & stream walk, on Monday, with daughter & grand-daughter & groups of Witchhazel trees to teach her about…fun name for a 4 1/2 year old!

  9. susurrus says:
    May 15, 2019 at 11:57 am

    An orchestra of fiddleheads. Lovely.

  10. Robin says:
    May 15, 2019 at 12:37 pm

    Fiddleheads! Yay! I love ferns and the way they unfurl. Beautiful image, Eliza. ❤

  11. Judy @ NewEnglandGardenAndThread says:
    May 15, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    A beautiful sign of spring and Mother Nature at her best. 🙂

  12. Kris P says:
    May 15, 2019 at 1:18 pm

    Such grace!

  13. Frogend_dweller says:
    May 15, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    One of the highlights of the year!

  14. Murtagh's Meadow says:
    May 15, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    Pretty, i love seeing the fronds gradually unfold.

  15. David says:
    May 15, 2019 at 2:37 pm

    There’s something about this photo that makes me want to question what you’ve done.

  16. naturebackin says:
    May 15, 2019 at 3:09 pm

    Great depth and controlled energy. I love the way that they resemble creatures rather than that they are plants 🙂

  17. belindagroverphotography says:
    May 15, 2019 at 4:03 pm

    Lovely to see. Haven’t come across these here yet.

  18. cindy knoke says:
    May 15, 2019 at 4:15 pm

    Have you ever eaten them?

    • Eliza Waters says:
      May 15, 2019 at 4:31 pm

      This variety isn’t edible, but I have eaten Ostrich fern fiddleheads, which are edible. The window for harvest is only a few days before they unfurl, which I often miss. 😉 I think they taste somewhat nut-like. I often saute them with garlic, tamari or miso.

  19. Cathy says:
    May 15, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    Lovely photo Eliza. I was also going to ask if you can eat this sort. We once tried our ostrich fern fiddleheads as a sauteed ‘salad’ and they were quite fine, but I know you shouldn’t eat too many of them. With garlic or miso sounds good!

  20. Suzanne et Pierre says:
    May 15, 2019 at 4:41 pm

    I love ferns and when they are just shooting out they are gorgeous. Lovely image. (Suzanne)

  21. M.B. Henry says:
    May 15, 2019 at 4:46 pm

    Wow what a nice picture!

  22. C.S. Young Jr. says:
    May 15, 2019 at 6:45 pm

    Love the “golden spiral” and fractal geometry in ferns!

  23. Karen Lang says:
    May 16, 2019 at 12:57 am

    The curls of life! Beautiful ☘🍃🍃

  26. AmyRose🌹 says:
    May 16, 2019 at 6:22 am

    OOOOO goodie! I missed these in my gardens, Eliza. It is so wet around the gardens that my ferns are in I couldn’t get near them. Beautiful picture!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  27. dawnbirdau says:
    May 16, 2019 at 8:07 am

    Gorgeous Eliza!

  28. Laurie Graves says:
    May 16, 2019 at 8:41 am

    One of my favorites. Somehow, I just can’t get enough of unfurling ferns.

  29. Widdershins says:
    May 16, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    Babies – cute, no matter what the species. 😀

  31. Sagittarius Viking says:
    May 16, 2019 at 3:05 pm

    So beautiful! Spring is coming!

  32. Brian Skeys says:
    May 16, 2019 at 5:50 pm

    I am very frond of those. (Sorry I couldn’t resist the pun).😃

  33. pastpeter says:
    May 16, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    Ferns are to me one of the most evocative signs of early Spring!

  34. Jet Eliot says:
    May 17, 2019 at 10:01 am

    A lovely spring photo, Eliza, full of life ahead as well as ancient reminders of life behind. Ferns go so far back in time.

  35. ecopoet says:
    May 28, 2019 at 6:08 pm

    Ah! the unravelling of Spring

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