William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: fiddlehead

Each spring, for a few brief days, some of the ferns in my garden grow into this distinctive fiddlehead shape before they straighten out and become "regular" ferns. It is a mystery to me as to why some take on the fiddlehead shape, while others do not. I'm content to wait and photograph them each Spring.

A fiddlehead just outside the door leading to my little garden.

For a few days some of the ferns in my garden show this distinctive fiddlehead shape before they grow into the more familiar shape. This is one of those instances where you must take the image now, because tomorrow it may be gone for another year.