A view of the fern featured in my post Resurrection Fern, Back Lit seen from the other side. The branch was conveniently parallel to the ground and just at my eye level.
Regrettably, I didn’t take an image that shows how big this branch is.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 17, 2021
Early morning sunlight shining through dried Resurrection Fern and a few fallen leaves on a Live Oak branch.
Common all around the low country, this fern will go from brown to green in a matter of hours after a good rain.
This remarkable plant can lose about 75 percent of its water content during a typical dry period and possibly up to 97 percent in an extreme drought. During this time, it shrivels up to a grayish brown clump of leaves. When it is exposed to water again, it will “come back to life” and look green and healthy.
The resurrection fern is a type of epiphytic fern, which means it grows on top of other plants or structures and reproduces by spores, not seeds.
— National Wildlife Federation nwf.org/
A beautiful blue-sky day as seen from the end of the dike at the big pond.
September 19, 2021
Middleton Place House Museum under fluffy summer sky.
September 2, 2021
Alligators, just doing their thing.
They clearly know when to give way, and when they can pass on by.
Rice Field, Santee Coastal Reserve, SC
August 26, 2021
Dikes run along both sides of this canal behind the lines of reeds. If you zoom in on the left you’ll see some dragonflies perched in the reed tops and some in the air. Many of my recent dragonfly images were taken from that dike.
Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 29, 2021
Looking up the river from the rice field dike at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens on a recent morning. The river is tidal, and I find the changes in flow fascinating. Here it was close to low tide and the water appeared to be barely moving.
Looking downriver, towards Charleston, from Magnolia Plantation and Gardens shortly after sunrise.
Alligators were on the move early on this morning despite the morning heat. This water is a canal around an old rice field that sits at the edge of the South Santee River.
I intended to walk the dike but it wasn’t mowed so that was a non-starter with the tall grass harboring a gazillion mosquitoes and likely a few more Alligators. I plan to go back later in the fall or winter for another look.
Rice Field, Santee Coastal Reserve, SC
August 26, 2021
Blue sky this way!
August 23,2021
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
