Fern Expedition

Last Sunday we visited quarry 't Rooth for a fern "expedition".

The kenderman is a member of the Dutch Fern society and I was allowed to join them.
The weather was perfect and the group was small...

Our guide had the key to this abandoned quarry.
This area is closed of and managed by the Limburgs Landschap.

 a not so rare but (to me) very beautiful chalk loving Asplenium trichomanes

(link in English and Dutch)

Polystichum aculeatum a.k.a. hard shield-fern (link in English and Dutch)

a rare and to me a new thistle : Carlina vulgaris (link in Dutch)

 a to me new Dipsacus: Dipsacus pilosus (link in Dutch)

Asplenium ceterach aka Rustyback (link in English and Dutch)

And just before we split up... some giveaways to whoever interested in ferns.

You can find a link to more fern posts here

We All Need Our "Eigen Stekje"

The Dutch word for a cutting "stekje" has a second meaning in Dutch :

"eigen plek" or "thuis", translated your "own place" or "home" in English.

So "We All Need Our "Eigen Stekje" means "We All Need Our Own Place".

I really hope everyone of you has a save place right now!

Although I should have more time to be more productive, my life has slow down.

We spend so much more time in the garden and outside than we normally do.

I enjoy having more time to relax, reflect and spend more time with the kenderman & cats.

I prefer to be able to meet with family and friends, even colleagues (smile)...

but I'm so glad we're both lucky enough to be able to work from home!

The kenderman just loves to see me multiplying ferns (big smile)

Keep your distance, hang in there, hold on and love one another!

 the mother fern...

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 This drawing hung in my parents' home for as long as I can remember.

I've always loved it. The rough slate and the realistic monochrome drawing itself.
Originally this slate tile lay on the roof of a church on one of the Wadden Islands.
Upcycling and selling the old tiles provided the necessary funds for a new roof.

Now it's the first thing that catches my eye when I enter my kitchen.
Thank you mum and dad ☆

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