There's a huge horse chesnut tree up the road a piece by the river Ivel, I keep meaning to get some for a shot, and keep riding by, I hope this will help me rememebr :)

I loved playing conkers. My cousins & I were only talking today about all the things we got upto that kids are never allowed to today. SAD!!!!

Very nice postwork , thanks for the pics. Andrea.

A stunning image excellently done

Nice shot. I had to look up the word. In 2004, several schools banned conkers due to fear of causing anaphylactic shock in pupils with nut allergies. Health advisers said that there were no known dangers from conkers for nut-allergy sufferers, although some may experience a mild rash through handling them (Wikipedia). So a 150 year old childhood tradition is fading away due to the overblown fears of adults.

I hear its all smartphones now although how the kids attach the string to the phone is a puzzle to me.

Great photos! Ah! the joys (and pains) of childhood - never to be experienced ever again.

I agree with what has been said here. What we have been playing with as kid, I never heard it really harmed any of us. We made paths in Berberis bushes and in beach rose bushes, which were places all around our apartment block and on the play yard. No one even gave it a thought. We were happy kids.

Good lord, it's a wonder any of us are still alive.

Love the rich colors and nutty textures in your photo. The name reminds me of a slight fear I had at my brother's house in Maine...very tall oak trees were shedding acorns..."BAM" they'd go on the metal roof of his shop...I could picture myself getting conked by a speeding acorn falling 60 feet onto my head at any minute.