whoa!

we have a lot of ferns. this time of year i watch them daily. just a few days ago most of them were still tight fists knuckling their way up out of the soil. and then what felt like overnight, one patch literally grew to knee height while i wasn’t looking. just this one patch. all the rest are now about 3-6 inches tall. but this one patch, sprang to knee height in what felt like hours. the patch is right beside my driveway. i go up and down my driveway probably three to four times a day. i check out the ferns every time i pass. this has never happened quite this fast before. i am sure it was all pent up potential energy from our cold spring. in any case, it is now FERN SEASON!

young interrupted fern fronds