Much of eastern Australia is having a fairly wet spring this year, and the plant life seems to be thriving as a result! Last week, I drove out to a tiny bushland reserve in the Ipswich suburb of Woodend to scout out some particular plants, namely ferns. The reserve is accessed by a pathway that begins near the corner of Macrae and Ladley Street, and appears on Google Maps as Smith Park. It protects a small gully that feeds into the Bremer River nearby. I found two interesting ferns here, each adapted to a specific microhabitat within the reserve. Mulga ferns, INSET: spores on frond underside, Woodend.