Choreography in the Woods

And the award for Choreography in the Woods goes to: Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum).

Slowly dancing from the soil. Unfurling its fronds.

Extending its pinnae. Shedding spring rains.

Northern Maidenhair Fern is native to moist forests in eastern North America.

The genus name, Adiantum, comes from the Greek word, adiantos, which means, unwetted – referring to the way the fronds repel water.

Such beauty and grace in nature.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.