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i planted a garden. scroll down to watch it grow.

circle of mid-june green bits 

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i planted a garden. scroll down to watch it grow.

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i planted a garden.

friday fern day

i’ve been focussed on ferns of late. we had a wet spring, so the fronds are particularly tall and stately this year. they are standing a little above than the rest of the forest understory and catching the sun in flirtatious ways.

interrupted fern fronds

tendrils

the word clematis comes from a greek word κλήμα (klema), which means vine or tendril. i love vines, but what i love most about vines is tendrils. those smart little hands that pull the vine upward, and wrap their fingers around wires and branches, with muscles strong enough that it is almost impossible to loosen their grip. vines . . . beauty and strength. ancientness. elegance. wine.

clematis buds