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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Fern Unfurling

'To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.' It felt appropriate to accompany this picture with this great quote by Ralp Waldo Emmerson. This rather alien looking baby fern will soon unfurl into a beautiful recognisable plant, doing what it is meant to do, living the life it is meant to live and not changing into something it can't or shouldn't be.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Camera: SM-G930F
Copyright: © Kay van Beersum