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Springtime on my mountain is a magical world where the primeval forest rises from the muddy earth to live again. Among the tiny wildflowers and mushrooms what looks like an alien lifeform rises from its slumber.

These are wild Christmas Ferns. Now, I was recently asked about edible Fiddleheads and to be honest they’re something that I have never messed with. My understanding is that you should never eat the fuzzy Fiddleheads and that you should always limit your consumption of any fern because they do have some carcinogens that build up if too much is eaten at once.

The ferns in general are pretty thick here and it does give the impression that a tiny T-Rex could emerge from forest floor at any time.

A colony of Fiddleheads

Sometime in the summer the ferns will form spores and be carried by wind and rain to new locations but only a few will find just the right spot to germinate and grow.

Fiddlehead under yellow birch 4220

I have been told that this particular variety of Fiddleheads should be an indication that Moral Mushrooms are present but to date I have not found them yet.

But I do have the beautiful spirals of the Christmas Ferns and the lush greenery that they will produce in the next few weeks.

Christmas Fern Fiddlehead 4220 in black and white.

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Just below the blanket of last season’s leaves the infrared light of the sum warms the sleepers. They’ve spent the winter curled up into little balls dreaming of the day when they will push back the blanket and reach out for the light. Their line is one of the oldest in the forest. They’ve completed this spring ritual since the day of their creation. They even remember the thunder of the dinosaurs feet. Although they can sprout from spores the braken commonly sprouts from underground runners. The unfurling of the fronds can take on the appearance of ballet when viewed through the magic of time lapse photography. The term “fiddleheads” can refer to any emerging fronds but is most associated with the ostrich fern and it’s edible form. The dense coating of fur on the bracken and the hazard of possibly causing cancer makes the bracken unappealing as an edible. But as part of the landscape it adds just the right amount of a primeval feel to inspire visions of mist covered landscape from long ago. Perhaps even an alien world covered by a dense jungle.

As l look around at the fiddleheads in various stages of unfurling I have to imagine that the first one to finish makes a “Ta-Da!” sound as it does.

I wasn’t able to find the ostrich ferns that I was looking for but I was able to get out and enjoy the fresh air and spend some time in one of my natural sanctuary spots. I took a few minutes to breathe the fresh air and listen to the birds for a while. Finding that moment of peace was the real prize on this trip.

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The Christmas Fern Fiddleheads of 2020

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Among The Bracken

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