Chestnut time again, my daughter has a few large chestnut trees in her garden & when I went yesterday to take some blackberries I picked up some conkers.
This one had two conkers inside the shell.
Three good things:
1. Little Max is much better after his frightening bout of croup in the night.
2. Some of my favourite M&S chilli & coriander noodles in the fridge.
3. ! had £16 worth of M&S vouchers to redeem against some new jeggings.
@quietpurplehaze@anazad511 Thank you both...I am not really happy with this shot as the background should be pure white & there is shadow there . Should have shot it again but couldn't be bothered!!
Glad Max is feeling better - one of my kids got croupy quite often. Many midnights spent in the bathroom with the shower running hot. "Conkers" is such a neat name!!
i do like a good conker Pat, reminds me of my schooldays and going "conkering in the woods"......do kids still do conkers?...I remember going conckering with my daughters and two of her their friends and getting told off by a 'elf and safety' council officer in our local park, for throwing sticks up in the branches to bring the conkers down....super conker shot Pat :)
@phil_howcroft In Leeds & Manchester Phil...apparently 1,500 conkers have been paid worth £300 on the 19th September & the scheme is to be extended! Funny old world!!
This is beautifully set with good lighting and a non background which suits this! Is this what they play conkers with and are they called horse chestnuts? I see others have put conkers too! What do you wear your new jeggings with?
@maggiemae I wear jeggings with exactly the same things I would wear jeans with maggie mae, perhaps making sure that they cover the bottom as they are very unforgiving!! I like them because they are slim to the leg , good with boots & make you look thin! They are very popular over here at the moment especially now it's coming winter...perhaps a little hot in summer though. They will be in your shops soon if not already! @cdonohoue Jeggings are very narrow trousers Cathy almost like tights but much heavier fabric, cotton or denim usually.
@happypat@phil_howcroft Wish I could pay parking in conkers - if I stayed over 2 hours I would need 36. There are so many conkers in Cambridge that Nigel gets quite upset as the kids don't pick them all up. And they are a cycling hazard - cause a lot of people to fall off as well as landing on your head!!
@judithg Oh the kids these days have no soul Judith...we would never let them rot in their shells...too many other things on the mind these days & conkers aren't technical!
But, what are jeggings?
What are conkers?
@cdonohoue Jeggings are very narrow trousers Cathy almost like tights but much heavier fabric, cotton or denim usually.
So very glad that your little Max is feeling better!!