Paimpont 2018: Day 199 - Fallen

Mrs S and I took Mitzi for a walk at the end of the afternoon and came back with pockets stuffed with chestnuts from a tree at the side of the road.

Better on black...

[Corinne]

Ça sent l’automne !

[Joan Robillard]

Almost like a baby bird with its mouth open.

[Kate]

Great textures. Looks great!

[Jacqueline]

Lovely photo.

[Marnie]

Oh yummo, love freshly picked/fallen chestnuts. Love the shot too.

[Margo Sayer]

Agree with Joan, it does have a touch of foundling about it. VML how the spiky shell illustrates its protective qualities.
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[gloria jones]

Great capture of the textures and details

[haskar]

Great capture and processing.

[JackieR]

We saw loads of these on our walk yesterday in west Sussex! Knew they were'nt conkers, are they edible Richard??

Lovely textures here

[Casablanca]

Super silvered shot. Roasted chestnuts for supper?

[Richard Sayer]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Well you should have gathered some... they are chestnuts and very edible: boiled, chopped in a stuffing, served to accompany sprouts. Most people though eat them roasted, preferably over an open fire or barbecue - personally I eat them raw after having first scraped off the bitter outer skin.

[john morley]

Did you call these conkers? and put them on a string ?

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh I bet they are divine cooked up fresh!

[Richard Sayer]

@jack4john Err... No and No!

[Lee]

My dad always roasted chestnuts at Christmas. Never had them raw though.

[Naomi]

I love the different textures

[Kathy]

This is great in the b&w.

[Walks @ 7]

Sorta reminds me of a hungry little bird.

[Ko*]

Another beautiful image in black & white

[DoY]

💚

[David]

Texture-fest! Nice