Today, I would like to share with you about one of my favourite plants, Fern and their life. I know I've already shared a few pictures of fern leaves here, but observing and being with them for almost a year has been altogether a different experience and I feel like sharing it too.

"Look! Look! Look deep into nature and you will understand everything. - Albert Einstein."

Ferns have had been here for a long period of time and are one of the oldest plants on the earth. The researchers trace their origin to the carboniferous period, when most of the land animals, including dinosaurs, did not exist.

But, I got to know them properly during last year, when I visited a village in uttarakhand, known as kasar devi. It was the beginning of august and the forests were filled with the beautiful lush green leaves and their artistic vibes.

I came to know that ferns are of different kinds. Because of their long period of evolution, they have evolved in various shapes, designs and sizes. Some of them are even used as food in some communities and have medicinal benefits.

It was pleasant to be with them. Visiting them everyday became my morning mantra.

They refreshed my dull mind, filled me with joy and gave me fresh eyes to look from. It was so happy!

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter." - Rachel Carson.

But, the time flew like a bird and soon, the autumn arrived!

One morning, I noticed a change taking place in the forest. The leaves started to change their color and fern leaves, I believe, appeared the most beautiful, out of all.

I noticed that there was a unique imprint of the season on each of them.

"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days." - John Burroughs.

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." - Albert Camus.

The onset of winters..

As the time passed, they kept changing everyday, without any worry.

They were soothing in every way they expressed themselves. I could even feel the soul inside them.

But, the change kept happening and they kept letting go..

"Change is the only constant in life. - Heraclitus.

They kept letting go until they turned as dark as they could.

Some of them, after drying, shrunk to minimum..

" It looked like the world was covered in cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon." - Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost.

I realized how life is a greater and intelligent phenomenon; and resisting it is futile. If those plants were humans, they might have resisted the change too.. and at every step! Every day, we give precedence to our mind's thoughts over the reality unfolding before us. Don't we?

But, are we more intelligent than life ? Of course, not. I wonder if that's the reason why nature has no will of its own and live according to the universal intelligence. It definitely knows the secret of being joyful amidst all the chaos.

"I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And, when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift." - Dodinsky.

Soon, the monsoon would arrive and seeds would sprout again. A new change is just around the corner. And, I'm waiting to witness the miracle again.

"It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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