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| “He doesn’t need any money; all he needs is his rucksack with those little plastic bags of dried food and a good pair of shoes and off he goes and enjoys the privileges of a millionaire in surroundings like this.” - Jack Kerouac |
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| This is the backside of a tropical
fern at Denver Botanic
Garden's Conservatory. Light passes through the semi-transparent
leaves adding contrast and highlights as they extend radially from
a protective thorny stalk. If you've never been to a tropical conservatory, you should! I'd rather see the plants in their native location, but this is the next best thing. A conservatory typically is a huge greenhouse-like metal-framed glass or clear plastic enclosed structure. The temperature and humidity are kept at tropical levels which can be especially fun to experience on a winter day! Some conservatories have separate sections that simulate distinct biomes such as tropical, temperate, and desert. |
 Front of Ferns |
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