conkers by traceyjane

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Sep 26, 2009

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Hi All, finding this conker tree reminded me of my school days playing conkers in the playground, I could only find one conker under the tree so I guess the kids must still play it, I remember it was a mad scramble to get the best conkers on the way home from school at this time of year. Have a good weekend, Love Tracey xxxxxx

Comments (16)

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BessieB

4:28AM | Sat, 26 September 2009

What a great set of shots Tracey. I too used to play conkers at school and against my brother who always won! They are older and no doubt used their "force" to beat their little sister who was an easy target lol

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Digitaleagle

5:13AM | Sat, 26 September 2009

Awesome shots and collage, beautiful work and presentation!!!

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moonrancher

6:09AM | Sat, 26 September 2009

Really conveys the feeling of fall. Great set of images.

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Alz2008

10:00AM | Sat, 26 September 2009

Wonderful captures and collage, ohh yes i remember getting conkers when i was a kid use hurt when they caught you on the knuckles, those were the days.. "excellent" well done..

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Faemike55

10:58AM | Sat, 26 September 2009

Excellent shots!

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danapommet

11:38AM | Sat, 26 September 2009

Wonderful collage and individual photos. Dana

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Alex_Antonov

1:14PM | Sat, 26 September 2009

Wow!

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durleybeachbum

3:49PM | Sat, 26 September 2009

Great shots! I see your leaves have that nasty leaf-miner that infested them all these last few years. Our trees look so sad going brown weeks early.

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orig_buggy

7:09PM | Sat, 26 September 2009

never heard of that game or these ...looks like fun!!

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elfin14doaks

8:24PM | Sat, 26 September 2009

I have never heard of it either, however these are very detailed photos. Great shots.

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elfin12u

9:22PM | Sat, 26 September 2009

I recognize a chestnut, but have never heard of conkers, definitely going to have to check that out!! I love the wood grain look on them. SWEET!!

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myrrhluz

12:56AM | Sun, 27 September 2009

There is a website for Stow Longa, UK that shows the village conkers competition of 2005. It is under pictures at this site: http://www.stowlonga.org.uk/ These are lovely pictures, beautifully presented!

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traceyjane

5:05AM | Sun, 27 September 2009

loved the conkers comp '05 pics, and yes it did hurt if they missed the conker and got your hand instead OUCH! Now if you were a sly conker player it's been said that you would take a conker home and varnish it first to make it stronger, I've never been the cheating kind so I couldn't say if it worked or not.

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bmac62

5:48AM | Sun, 27 September 2009

Thanks for this traceyjane...a new childrens game for all us Yanks:) A quick look at wiki and now I get it:) Seems to bring fond memories to many above. Good collage.

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