Fiddling Ferns

Fiddleheads curl, slowly unfurl,
Bowing silent praises to the Creator.

Humble forest fronds, fresh from the earth;

Bracken playing its part in the larger arrangement.

Some fabulous links about the science of ferns:

Why Forests Need Ferns

Harvard Research Info.

University of Michigan Herbarium

Great Smoky Mountains Assoc. offers a book
A Master Gardener on Ostrich Ferns