Frosty Fern at Mountain Lake

Frosty Fern, Oct. 25, 2005
I was surprised to find a layer of snow as I walked up the Bald Knob Trail. I just had to stop along the way to photograph evidence of the strange event--such as green fern leaves covered with snow. Now, if this was Christmas Fern, I would not be suprised to see green snow-covered leaves because Christmas Fern is an evergreen. But this fern looked like Lady Fern, but I will need to go back this coming spring to check it out for sure.