#Desert ferns

[stesierra]

I had a bunch of meltdowns yesterday so my husband took me to see the ferns of the Sonoran desert. Here they are. You probably didn't know that the desert has ferns but it definitely does! They're super cool and adapted to high heat and little water. There are many species but we only found three right now. They like rocky outcroppings underneath trees and they frequently grow near seasonal creeks. Nobody grows these guys unfortunately. They're much more interesting than the ferns for sale in most nurseries, I think.

Here's the first fern. Pellaea truncata. Spiny Cliff Brake. It has a very unique look. Notice the bluish leaves that help handle excess light. There was a lot of this guy!

This fern was growing right next to the first! It's Myriopteris fendleri, we think, but we're not a hundred percent sure. Fendler's Lip Fern. These guys are a more traditional looking fern, but very small. Here's a pen for scale.

This one I found all by myself! A big milestone for a new fernhead! This is Myriopteris covillei. Coville's Lip Fern. Look at the back of the leaves! I think they recently made spores!

Anyway, I will keep you posted on my fern adventures. Sadly desert ferns are not much studied or cultivated by the native plant people. Not one of these are at any of the local botanical gardens. It's very sad.

[fernsfabulousfloweringfacility]

Repost because i posted it on the wrong account dsjfhd but idk i love when the guys <3<3

[attapullman]

YOU’RE FROM CANADA?!

WHERE?!

(I get a little excited when I find one out in the wilds of Tumblr 😂)

Fernie Fern! My family is from Saskatchewan!

[desert-fern]

I'm back with another mood board request! Happy 700, Fern!

Hangman on a drive through the desert(-fern)? Convertible with the top down?

“Once you get out there, it’s just you and the desert. Sometimes, you’re the biggest things for miles.”

Em… is that a username pun? During my celebration? I fucking love it 😂 and here you are! Road trip Jake! Not gonna lie, I want this so bad. Winter is so dreary here so I would love a little bit of sunshine, especially with this man right here. Thank you so much for celebrating with me and I so appreciate your friendship over the last year and a bit.

You can find the other moodboards here!

[sarahsmi13s]

Ahhh! Congratulations on 500 Vinny! So so proud and happy for you!

You deserve each and everyone of them!

I am going to warn you, I might send in like 5. So buckle up 😂

Can I please request Phoenix and “home for the holidays”? The thought of her coming home from a deployment on Christmas Eve is just too much!

hey fernie! thank you for coming in a celebrating with me! and i look forward to them! 🥰

|| plot twist ||

sometimes the best gifts are the ones you never saw coming

You hadn't expected Nat to make it home for Christmas. She had gone on a deployment in late June and she wasn't expected back until mid-January. Nat talked to you about Christmas before she had left had you hadn't spoke about it since. You knew the risked she faced and you knew she had a duty to her country - did you still hold that little bit of hope for her to get to come home early? Of course you did. But when Christmas Eve rolled around and you only got a "Merry Christmas Baby, I love you" text, you knew she wasn't going to be home in time. You were upset, of course you were, your fiance wasn't going to be home for Christmas and it sucked - it always did. You went to your families Christmas Eve party, but you felt out of place and just lonely without Nat. So, you just kinda sat by yourself, socializing with your family when appropriate and playing a game or two. But you found yourself on your phone more often than not, staring at a photo she sent you of her and Jake and just smiling at her smile while twisting your engagement ring back and forth. Then you hear a knock and your little sister say that she would get the door. And when it opens, the room goes nearly silent and your curiousity tilts your head up as booted footsteps come towards the living room. Your jaw drops and your phone barely has time to hit the floor before your tackling Natasha in hug. "I'm not gonna ask... you're here... you're really here" "I'm here, Baby, I'm here" Needless to say, you clung to her for the rest of the party and then went home to snuggle and... other things.

thank you again for celebrating with me fernie! i got a little carried away but i hope you like it! i love ya! (this is also a "sequel" to the one from my birthday event -> hiiii )

you can find all of the moodboard for this celebration here! -> unwrap us!!

[bobgasm]

Steph, you are doing TOO much with that Nonny profile pic… like it’s downright diabolical 😂

Glad to see that you’re still here! I need to play catch up post exam season and I need my Bob fix!

i’m just tryna bring a silly goofy mood back to tumblr 😂

[thedroneranger]

The Drone Ranger's Be Kind Rewind ⏪ desert-fern Edition!

A rec reblog series dedicated to the fics that we love so much, we've re-read them!

The next Rewind has landed: @desert-fern! Baby Fern has a lovely list with many recs we haven't seen yet 🖤 Feel free to fact me, I'm going off memory, but pretty sure Fern also owns the record for most daggers in a list—5 of 7 included 🎉

While we continue to churn out amazing new content, let's be kind and rewind to look at some of the OG content we love! And don't forget to reblog when you re-read! Continue to show your comfort fics and favorite creators some love. It helps keep the fresh content coming :)

Let's keep this going throughout the summer, so if you're interested in participating in the Be Kind Rewind, message me. The more, the merrier!

If you want to know when a new Rewind drops, join the tag list, and check out previous Rewinds!

fics below the cut (listed in alphabetical order by title)

An Arrangement, Jake Seresin, @talkfastromance4 Every little part of this series is so well plotted out and it never fails to make me smile with how sweet Jake is!

Brother’s Best Friend, Jake Seresin, @tongue-like-a-razor The brother’s best friend trope has taken me again! It’s fluffy as hell, there’s some mild angst, it’s just perfect and I really need to reread it again now!

girl in a coffee shop, Bob Floyd, @ohgodnotagainn FLUFFY BOB! All I have to say about this other than I want this so badly! I am in love with this and I def need to do another reread!

The Waiting is The Hardest Part, Jake Seresin + Bradley Bradshaw, @blurredcolour This one just kills me every time. It’s done so well, and while I don’t usually veer for threesome fics, I’m glad I did here lol

Relationship questions, Jake Seresin, @whisperofsong It’s just concerned, soft, and insecure Jake. And given that I have a love for writing vulnerable Jake, this fic is so amazing for all the feels.

Silence, Jake Seresin, @twinklelilstarkey It’s sweet, it’s goofy, it’s smutty. What more could you want?!

Mm, Daddy Daddy, Jake Seresin, @startrekfangirl2233 Star fucking kills me with this one every time and I am so so glad that my depraved thoughts while studying for finals gave her inspiration because holy fuck! I wanna die every time I read it.

a little bit of fun, Javy Machado, @sushiwriterhere Again, threesome. But this time with Coyote! It’s just so well written, like the smut is just a bonus on top of how sushi just kills it with this one!

Creator's Own

A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Bradley Bradshaw My first Roo fic! Inspired and word vomited after a day that was just pure sensory overload. It’s the comfort we all need lol

I’m Pretty Sure You’re That Love of Mine, Natasha Trace My first TGM fic ever! And I made it gay, because why not?! Again, mostly pure fluff, little bit of ouchies, we golden lol

Tag list and friends: @petcr3 @desert-fern @Sagittarius-Lovewitch @mygyn @sweetwhispersofchaos @horseshoegirl @the-annoying-fan  @dingochef @moon42flight @thecitysgraveyard @ereardon @roosterforme  @cherrycola27 @galaxy-of-stories  @taytaylala12  @malindacath @violyn20 @awildewit @potato-girl99981 @shanimallina87 @blue-aconite @djs8891 @linkpk88 @furiousladyking @daggerspare-standingby @princess76179 @jstarr86 @hecate-steps-on-me @darkheartcherry @soulmates8 @roosters-girl @dempy @roosterisdaddy36 @hangmanscoming @s-u-t @mavrellover91 @chicomonks @averyhotchner 

A kind reminder, this is a 18+ blog. While not all stories in the recommendation list are 18+, please respect boundaries and do not interact unless you are 18 years of age or older.

[bobfloydsbabe]

Helena, my lovely, give me a 🐮 if you please 😂

Fern, my darling. For you, I have a very serious and fancy moodboard with a surprise slutty Jake Seresin jumpscare. I hope you like it!

send me a 🐮 and i will refresh my pinterest and give u my first four pics as a random moodboard

[lonepower]

the other roses i ordered finally came in! it was a very wet day planting them but the warmth was nice. they don't smell as strongly as stabitha does but I'm obsessed with that color

[ryebecca]

for @desert-fern! ✨

want a moodboard?

[moonlight-prose]

🌼

i think my pinterest is eternally confused about who i am now, but this vibe...yeah i'll be living in this now.

send me a🌼for a moodboard

[sebsxphia]

Pass the happy! When you receive this, list 5 things that make you happy and send this to 10 of the last people in your notifications ✨

Love you, darling!

love you so much my love! 💗 with me starting the twelve steps, i have to do a gratification list every morning, so have some of these 🥰

i ate lunch.

i get a small lie in tomorrow.

i've had coffee this morning.

my therapist will continue with me.

my cat was friendly to me this morning.

huge disclaimer: this ask was saved in my drafts when i had a sponsor and had to do these. ain’t doing them anymore but it’s still nice to reflect on the time :’)

[fernsfabulousfloweringfacility]

DDVAU by @kitsuneisi and @xmaruu11 got me feeling a certain type of way <3

Alt + closeups under the cut :D

If you reblog i kiss you passionately on the mouth /platonic

[attapullman]

The nonnies have some fucking steel low hangers this week…

IBFFM is a joy to watch in the works, even if I’m not on her much during the week, and honestly, it costs nothing to stfu and get on with your day. Trashing on someone’s joy doesn’t make you cool.

Loving all the works either in process or published for IBFFM that I have had the joy of reading and this is my petition to make IBFFM an annual celebration!

Fern!

It cost nothing to let others have their fun knowing you can have your fun another time.

The IBFFM fics have been so fun (and dirty 😏) and I’m excited to read the submissions from this past week and reblog!

I second your vote and now the community will decide:

[sweetlittlegingy]

Hi Gingy! Your masterlist is opening in my browser instead of the app. I haven’t checked the others, but I can’t get into your works to see if any of them work

Hello my lovely Fern! Thank you for taking to time to check 🤍 Are they showing up on the browser at least? I’ve noticed this issue with a lot of other blogs too.

[sarahsmi13s]

Aah! Okay Birthday moodboard! Phoenix and her gf with the fall! I need all the warm cuddles!

And happy birthday Vinny!

thank you fernie!! i'm gonna be honest, i had so much fun with this 🥰💜

|| rising from the fallen leaves ||

her vibe is pretty

you and natasha found each other in maybe one of the most adorable ways.

she was on leave at the time and decided to go to a locally owned bookstore to get some new books and you were working the register, given that it was your parents business.

let's just say, phoenix began to frequent the store a lot more after seeing you.

you didn't mind at all, of course, enjoying the seeing the pilot come in and look around, making conversation with you about anything she could think of.

at one point you decided to bite the bullet and just make the first move, writing your phone number on a bookmark and placing it in the next book she purchased.

she called you that night and you talked for a while, her ending the call asking if you would be her date to her brothers wedding.

and that's how you ended up here, 3 years later, with two pets, a home, and an engagement ring.

okay i may have gotten a bit carried away there but i still really hope you enjoy this! thank you again fernie! love yooou! 💜

here are the rules if you wish to request one! you have until the end of the week 😉