Blue Forget-Me-Nots Along Stream Bank Ferns

Tiny blue forget-me-nots blanket the damp earth along a narrow stream bank, their delicate five-petaled flowers forming a continuous carpet of violet and white. Fern fronds rise in clusters from the dark, moist soil, their deep green leaves standing against the pale blossoms. The light is flat and even, characteristic of a noon sun that never dips below the horizon, casting no harsh shadows across the forest floor. A small stream glints softly in the background, its surface reflecting the clear sky above. The flowers stretch endlessly into the distance under the unsetting sun. One droplet of water rests on the edge of a nearby fern leaf, refracting the pale blue of the sky.