CHESTNUTS

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☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 9, 2007, 4:07pm EDT

Beautiful imagery!

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Nana to Seven Cutiepies Sep 9, 2007, 4:08pm EDT

I've always thouht chestnuts were so pretty.

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Cristina S. Sep 9, 2007, 4:41pm EDT

Thank you Shannon and Nana!

The kids used to bore holes through them and string them up on twine - and wear them as necklaces!

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Digital Diva S. Sep 9, 2007, 10:53pm EDT

Your photos are lovely.

I wish disease had not taken all the chestnut trees that we could eat the nuts.

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Elsie Duggan Sep 9, 2007, 11:45pm EDT

This is very nice Cristina, and the pictures of the chestnuts were great and I remember when we used to eat them roasted when we were kids, lots of chestnut trees around, and everyone went agathering,

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Cristina S. Sep 10, 2007, 4:30am EDT

Thank you Marilyn!

Thank you Elsie!

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Bundy P Sep 10, 2007, 8:50am EDT

Marvelous!

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Susan A. Sep 10, 2007, 8:59am EDT

Beautiful

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Cristina S. Sep 10, 2007, 11:55am EDT

Thanks Bundy and Susan!

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Timothy S. Sep 11, 2007, 3:02pm EDT

Excellent Macros!

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William M. Sep 11, 2007, 3:56pm EDT

Great photo. Lets eat some.

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ChrisJerri S. Sep 11, 2007, 11:10pm EDT

Beautiful photo. We should have a great crop of chestnuts this year. I have to figure out what to do with them.

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Veronique AKA Zoe Sep 12, 2007, 1:49am EDT

Really cool...I had a friend who brought us chestnuts one year. I had always bought them in the store and was a bit confused that what she had given me were chestnuts. Neat pics.

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Cristina S. Sep 12, 2007, 4:22am EDT

Thank you William, Timothy, Chris, Jerri and Veronique!

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wiaka's just ... curious Sep 12, 2007, 11:43am EDT

Ok I have never eaten a chestnut, necklaces sounds like something I would do though.
Thank you for the beautiful images. here's a 10

Blessings

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Vivian P. Sep 12, 2007, 12:55pm EDT

The ravens drop these from top of telephone poles ! I have always thought they were beautiful

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Cristina S. Sep 12, 2007, 1:06pm EDT

Thanks Wiaka and Vivian!

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William Dotani Sep 13, 2007, 8:34am EDT

Nice verse.
Wearing chestnuts roasting on an open fire
I thought about eating one
But somebody said, he was born on Thanksgiving Day
And now some think I'm the turkey to roast this holiday

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Faith is ready to be creative and enjoy her life! Sep 13, 2007, 10:18am EDT

Do they taste good?
I've never had one, just remember them from that song at Christmas time.

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Cristina S. Sep 13, 2007, 2:18pm EDT

Thanks for the verse William!

No Faith, the kind you eat is different...

These are not edible - the British call them "conkers" and in some places in the US they are called "buckeyes." Some animals do eat them. In order to make them fit for human consumption you would have to grind them up and pour lots of boiling water over them, letting it drain out. This takes out a substance that is poisonous to humans.

I believe some Indians did this, making a filling mush that way.

In Europe it was often done during times of war, when people went hungry.

I just think they look beautiful!

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