Silver Fern...

We went for a walk up by a local stream for a couple of hours.  Taking our cameras and the dog for a walk.  It was a cold day and there wasn't many bugs around but the silver fern was producing spores and someone who had been cleaning the track up had turned the branch over exposing them.

http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/nz-ferns/silver-fern.html

This fern adorns our sporting teams clothing.

We are off for a week to warmer pastures - Rarotonga.  Will catch up with people and their blips when we get back.