@fragileswift13 here’s a #SilverFern making an inappropriate appearance from our steps. I love the fluffy fiddle head.
i took these a couple days ago. idk how many times i’ve walked past this house coming home from the mall and i’ve never noticed all of the gorgeous ferns they’ve got growing! #newzealand #aotearoa #silverfern
Theoretically the last month of winter here in #NewZealand , although warmth doesn’t happen until October. But hark! A #baby #koru frond is born and unfurls, backlit by the #winter sun #bloomscrolling #silverfern #ponga #cyatheadealbata
Artwork by Rone in Christchurch, New Zealand
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Portret stworzony przez australijskiego artystę znanego jako Rone w nowozelandzkim Christchurch przy Worcester St. Powstał w ramach festiwalu Rise Street Art w 2013 r. i przedstawia modelkę Teresę Oman w połączeniu z motywem srebrnej paproci (kojarzonym z Nową Zelandią). Fot. Michał Chudziński-Pawłowski i Agnieszka Grajewska

#łowcymurali #muralhunters #streetart #urbanart #sztukaulicy #wallart #muralart #mural #murals #christchurch #newzealand #nowazelandia

#FernFriday (excerpt from Te Papa)
“The ‘silver fern’ Cyathea dealbata – ponga in te reo Māori – is a species of tree fern only found in New Zealand

The silver fern has been accepted as a symbol of New Zealand’s national identity since the 1880s. To Māori, the elegant shape of the fronds stood for strength, stubborn resistance, and enduring power. To Pākehā (New Zealanders of non-Māori descent), the fern symbolised their sense of attachment to their homeland”

#SilverFern #Fern #NewZealand #Māori

https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/ferns-new-zealand-and-pacific/significance-silver-fern

The significance of the silver fern

The ‘silver fern’ (Cyathea dealbata) – ponga in te reo Māori – is a species of tree fern only found in New Zealand, and as such has become a potent symbol.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ