Se'arot Shulamit

Or Shulamit's Hair. I have been looking after this little plant growing in the stone wall by the steps up to my studio ever since someone told me it is a protected species. Today,some friendly visiting botanists spotted it and were surprised to find it growing so far from its natural habitat,which is by water. They also informed me that it is of the fern family,and when I raised my eyebrows in surprise and disbelief [it doesn't look like a fern],showed me the new growth,curled up like a fiddle-head.