ReVan1199Jul 25, 2025
Steven Lawson Photography
Ferns have been on Earth since before the dinosaurs, with the earliest dated back to the Devonian and Triassic eras.
They spread via spores, which can be seen here on the back of the beautiful, delicate leaves.
I love ferns for their visual symmetry and repetition, they're so elegant yet so persistent, and the way they unfurl is fascinating.
#photography #nature #botany
Jul 25, 2025 at 6:21amWeb
Show threadVayl Larkin (they/them)Jul 25, 2025
@stevenlawson So, long story slightly less long: I was (pre-wheelchair), outdoorsy in the extreme. Upstate NY, where I'm from, around the lake is rife with ferns, between the damp and the shade from all the trees. The smell of fern is one of my top favorite comfort aromas. If you wafted some dirt and water, a rock, and a fern frond under my nose I'd probably transform into my next evolution or something.
Show threadSteven Lawson PhotographyJul 25, 2025
@VaylLarkinPoet That's awesome to hear! I was stood waist-high in ferns yesterday in the local woodland I help to maintain, and I felt transported back to another time millennia ago. They have a magical hold over me.
Show threadWandering ThinkerJul 25, 2025
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