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Ferns grow here on the coast like weeds....they cover most of the forest floor...here they leave no ground uncovered...
I had the camera in my hand and snapped this as i was walking up a steep hill in Devon. I didnt even use the viewfinder!!!
Taken at Ainsdale NNR nr. Southport. There was a group of these ferns growing under the Scots Pine and I loved the way they were growing across each other at jaunty angles, as well as the subtle variations in the shades of green
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With winter storm Virgil on the way, spring snow is in the forecast here for tomorrow night. Consequently, my "bringing back the summer" series has been extended to "bringing back the fall". I don't have that many more vacation shots in my travel archives, so spring needs to arrive by Easter, you hear me Mr. Groundhog...
These giant ferns abound along the trail through Abel Tasman National Park, making parts of the trail seem like a location set for Jurassic Park.
Views of golden sand beaches and turquoise water come and go as you walk the Abel Tasman National Park trail on a lodge-to-lodge multi-day hike. You go in and out of dense coastal forests thick with giant tree ferns and other native plants and cross gorgeous beaches that are part of the trail. A quick dip in the ocean is always a possibility to cool off. The Abel Tasman was one of the hiking highlights of a one-year journey that took us to 23 countries. The Abel Tasman was right up there with a hut-to-hut multi-day excursion in the Swiss Alps and other epic hikes in Austria and Iceland.
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Anyone ever heard of the tale about witnessing a special fern blooming a magical flower only on Midsummer's Eve. This is a pretty common celebration in Sweden.
"The strange blossom variously bestows second sight, a vision of your future spouse, strength, moral fortitude, good fortune, or a brush with the little folk."
There are also variations of this tale from country to country. Some believe that because this bloom is so hard to catch you can cut down mountain ash, prune the branches and cut off the top. When you pull the tree backwards take about 100 steps without looking back. After those 100 steps look back and you'll see the devil sitting stuck in the ash tree and asking for your help. You can read more here on that if you like. :)