Ferns

on the hillside. I grew up in Cumbria which is full of ferns. Great bedding when it's dry - stuff it under the groundsheet for a warm night. A successful old plant, the fern - or so the fossil record suggests. And a good recursive or even fractal design of leaf. Also, the dogs love leaping through them. Just a pity that fern soup is unexciting. Unless you apply the stone soup recipe ...