Unfurling
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29820)
Momence, Illinois
April 12, 2016 7:41am CST
I have a huge patch of ferns in one of my front flower gardens. It gets so big it covers the sidewalk. I don't like when my flowers and plants spill over onto my sidewalk except this one. I love the look of ferns. So I let them go where they will. I am not a huge fan of day lilies so when they do that I cut them back. It sure won't hurt them I have never seen a flower spread like a day lily. They will take over everything given the chance.
Today I'm going over to my nephews house along with my son to split some wood. My nephew has a huge log splitter so the plan is for me to run the splitter and my son and nephew to do the heavy lifting. My nephew really needs the help. He is going to school part time to get his RN licence and he also works very close to full time at a mechanics job. He has done the mechanics thing for a long time and is sick to death of the whole thing. So I help him when I can.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
14 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 Goodness. You need to make an album or something. 10,000? Wow, you've been busy taking pictures.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
14 Apr 16
Most of my photos were taken in past years. I have 10,000 plus photos on my computer. But the ferns are just now starting to come up. Yea cool to see them unroll.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Apr 16
@mommaj Yup it's about 6 years worth of pictures.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
13 Apr 16
nice fern that is starting to open up, my friend. by the way, is that RN license a REGISTERED NURSE license?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 i am happy for you, my friend. our league of health care providers is widening its horizon all over the world
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
14 Apr 16
@ridingbet Nurses are badly needed here, nurses will never be without a job.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
Yes he is going to be a Registered Nurse, he is almost done with his pre requisite classes then into the nursing program probably in about a year. He is doing very well with his classes he is top of the class. My nephew is 34 years old with 4 daughters.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
12 Apr 16
Oh be safe my friend. I am always afraid of such machinery.
Poor kid your nephew..yes mechanic is too much..hope he gets thru RN school soon then.
So good of you all to go help out. Thats how it should be.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
12 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 Yes as I love my nephew so much know what you mean fish. Lovely green in the photo as always.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
12 Apr 16
I love my nephew so very much and will do anything I can to help him. I will be safe it's pretty hard to hurt yourself on a log splitter.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
13 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 there in never no end.I know it is a lot of work,but they look nice if they are thin out.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
Day lilies will take over everything if you let them. Your gardens and your lawn. We chop them down all the time and yet every year we have more.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
13 Apr 16
When my Dad was still alive we split wood for a couple of weekends, it was like a party, dozens of people showed up to help. I miss it now, I'm sure my sister does too, she buys her wood now...Its fun and I know you enjoy it or you wouldn't be there. Its nice for you to help out a friend. Love the fern and look forward to see photos of summer flowers.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 My brother has an underground home, its lovely and could be in a magazine, all windows and light. He heated the home with wood for years but in his old age had a gas furnace added. Made life easier as he aged.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
My nephew is so busy with life that he can use all the help he can get. We split wood until we had a pile taller than me. He was so happy and we aren't done yet. He had to quit to study for a test. So we will go back another day and help again. I plan on helping him with this whole wood thing for the entire spring, summer and fall so that he has enough wood for the winter.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
14 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate It's not easy to heat with wood. It's lots of hard work, I can understand why he switched in his old age.
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@just4him (318813)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 When I was in the nursing home with my broken leg there were two on staff.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Apr 16
@just4him I am hoping he will be able to get all this nursing education done in a timely manner. He is really sick of being a mechanic.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
14 Apr 16
No and they are in great demand. They can do lifting and such that is hard for female nurses.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Apr 16
So the ferns are nice but the day lilies are very aggressive? 
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
Yes daylilies spread like wildfire and the foliage always gets out of control in my opinion. You can pull day lilies out of the ground for years and years before you actually get them all out. I don't much care for them.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
12 Apr 16
Oh that is sweet of you to help your nephew. I don't have much walking space, so if a plant starts growing over my sidewalk, I either transplant it or remove it, depending on what the plant is.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
I cut the foliage from the day lilies when they spill onto the sidewalk but never my fern.We got a lot of wood split yesterday and my nephew was pleased, I will do anything for my nephew he is my heart.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
13 Apr 16
Good luck with the wood splitting. All my kids burn wood so there is a lot of splitting going on around here all the time.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
We used to help him split with axes, thankfully he now has a monster log splitter which makes the job much easier and way faster.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
Thanks Anna I love this fern so glad whoever planted it before we own the house did.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
12 Apr 16
Hanging ferns are a very southern thing - you see a lot of them down here. This house needs color or I would use hanging ferns instead of flowers in hanging baskets.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
12 Apr 16
I do so love my fern and it gets bigger every year. It has taken over my sidewalk.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
12 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 I've never planted one in the ground.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
12 Apr 16
@AbbyGreenhill The one I have was here when we bought the house. It's my first and only fern and I love it.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
12 Apr 16
lovely pic'f that fern unfurlin'. wish they'd grow here like that...reckon that requires reliable moisture 'n non arid winds, lol. i've a few boston ferns i haul in/out each year. i'd love to find a fern ('r 5) that'd cater to these parts. they'd be perfect 'round the pond 'n shaded by the big pine.
glad yer able to help that youngster out 'n kudo's to him fer workin' so hard to achieve his dream :)
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
I'm not even sure what kind of fern this is. It was here when we bought this house. My nephew has always been a hard worker and provides for his family, but now with school he can't work as much and so they are hurting for money. Thankfully my sister his mom can help with grocerys and such, but putting in a wood burning stove for his winter heat will save him tons of money as long as he gets enough wood. I aim to make that happen, my nephew is my heart.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
I see ferns in the woods too they are such a beautiful plant. I love mine.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Apr 16
This fern is so beautiful it was here when we bought this house. With myself, my son and my nephew we got a ton of wood split in a short time, my nephew was very pleased.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
12 Apr 16
He has a bit more school to get through but it's moving along for him. I'm proud of him, he is a good guy.
