Autumn Harvest.

You brought back an old memory for me then Holly..one of my sons,when young..used to collect acorns..draw a face on them..& stick pins for arms & legs..then sell them at school for pennies..imagine trying that these days..he would be in a lot of trouble..he was 40 yesterday,must ask him if he remembers doing it..lol Thanks for that :o)

Thanks Homebird...
No you cant imagine kids doing that these days joanella... i used to love collecting conkers and acorns and rosehips as a child.... probably why i still love them.. : O))

I really like this photo Holly - a long, long time ago, the pockets of my short trousers would have been full of these! Happy days :-))

LOL Muddy.... glad you like the pic.... : O ))

Its many a year since i have seen the trees and shrubs so loaded with berries and nuts, in particular the Acorns, the ground of the woods I walk in are covered with thousands of them.
There were lots of uses as a child one I remember was to cut the end off hollow them out, make a small hole in the side with a meat skewer push a match stick through and we had a pipe like dads.Girls used to have them skewered through end ways and threaded on string to make beads. Its hard to believe now how such simple things kept us occupied for hours 70 years ago .

What a great assorment Holly recall collecting most of these my self to play conkers and draw faces like Joanella says on the acorns and use the cones to tell the weather. lol.

yes those were the days Bjs... : O ))

Thanks 6d.... shame the children dont do the same these days, although my daughter took Paris and Alex conkering as she does every year... : O ))

Thats wonderful she takes Paris, my grandchildren the young ones collect conkers, one collects them to put around the house to keep the spiders out lol.

thats a good idea........ :)

I ve read if you put one in each corner of the room they won't enter it, as the conker releases a gas.

will have to try that then...

I learned it of another garden site to where I came from to here lol

: O ))

old school - lovely pic Holly

Thanks paul..:)