https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/ferns/ Recent content in Ferns on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:18:05 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-15-more-ferns-but-this-time/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:18:05 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-15-more-ferns-but-this-time/ <p>More ferns. But this time from a walk in Newlands Forest a few weeks ago during the rains. I was having a great time out there until the eyepiece of the camera dislodged my hard contact lens - sending it tumbling to the endless complexity of the forest floor. It might as well have fallen through a wormhole into another dimension. An expensive mistake.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-15-kanesnaps-and-i-trying-to/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:04:55 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-15-kanesnaps-and-i-trying-to/ <p><a href="https://instagram.com/kanesnaps">@kanesnaps</a> and I trying to get back into regular mountain walks. We started small with the popular Constantia Neck walk to this ferny cliff with its ever trickling water. I felt these steps coming down here had a Lord of the Rings feel.</p> <p>I walked up to here in my new hiking boots - a completely traditional all-leather, stitched sole type to replace my high technology Zamberlans that have finally worn out after a literal quarter century. Thing about traditional leather boots though: wearing them in is a painful trial. But experience says that once that’s done they’ll be more comfortable than any off-the-shelf synthetic footwear. I swapped to my ancient trail running shoes - a hand-me-down from <a href="https://instagram.com/jason66c">@jason66c</a> - for the second half.</p>