Although mostly cool, overcast and rainy, the month of May is yielding a rich assortment of scenes and subjects. Where to begin?! I’ll start with a recent trip to a small, swampy site where fiddlehead ferns and marsh marigolds were the dominant visual element.
A common wetland scene like this has marsh marigolds carpeting the low, waterlogged places, while dense clumps of cinnamon ferns occupy the high ground – raised tussocks of dense roots and emerging fronds.
Young ferns with developing fronds aren’t limited to swampy sites….there are many species adapted to almost any site imaginable.
Photos by NB Hunter. © All Rights Reserved.
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Wow! Beautiful captures of marsh marigolds and ferns, two of my favorites.
Thanks Hien. We have much in common. I always plan to do more with ferns and fiddleheads but the prime spring season is just too fleeting!! Enjoy
Thanks for allowing us to watch nature unfold.
Well put – your phrase would have made a good title for the post!
Fiddleheads in converstation:”The whole town looks around”, “four little fiddleheads decide what to do under the watchful eye of grandpa”, ” connected”,”shyly unfurling”, “sproing!”
My favorite spring time thing and i love your shadblow header.
Love it. And thanks – you’re a delightful follower and great motivator. I hope some of these spring scenes are showing up in your art studio!
Thanks Nick, they sure are.
Nice photos. I was too late to photograph the fiddleheads this year. I’m not exactly sure what type of fern I have in my backyard, but they are very common.
For some crazy reason, that makes me hungry for a fiddlehead pizza! Beautiful photography!!!
Wow! The contrast between the fiddleheads and the flowers is gorgeous. Absolutely stunning.
Thanks Greg. I appreciate the feedback…nice to know that sloshing around in shallow water and swamp muck was worth the effort! Enjoy
almost any site imaginable… including my front lawn! 🙂