Baa baa bracken
Have you any wool?
Yes Sir, yes Sir three fronds full…
Sorry about that, and apologies to the rhyme, but these unfurling bracken fronds had a distinctly woolly look about them and I was struggling for a title, I’d started out with ‘fleecy ferns’ and then realised it was bracken I looking at..
The immature fronds are called fiddle heads, I can see why, it’s claimed they are edible, I imagine they are a bit chewy.
It is Derbyshire Open Arts 2012 this weekend, I may have to brave the bank holiday traffic.
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Watching the rhythm of rural life, from the top of a hill in northern England.
Having spent most of my life avoiding writing, I now need to do it!
I am no domestic goddess, but if I were expecting visitors to my home, I would whisk round with the duster and plump up the cushions and generally make the place look presentable. I hope that by putting my words where others may see them it will encourage me to ‘tidy up and push the Hoover around’ my writing.
On the other hand I may just be adding to the compost heap. Only time will tell!
Pull up a chair, sit yourself down, I’ll put the kettle on.
June 1, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Young fiddleheads, boiled or steamed, are both delicious and nutritious – I used to like them with vinegar. They grow profusely in eastern Canada, but alas, not in the prairies.
June 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm
Now that is starting to sound tasty…
June 2, 2012 at 1:26 am
Very picturesque unfurling fronds…Now, however, I will always feel a little sheepish when looking at them! I know…baaa…d joke on my part.
June 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm
June 2, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Take a chance and try some, they may be delicious! Enjoy the Open Arts event if you go. xx