tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post827684411768163440..comments2024-03-28T11:43:03.678+01:00Comments on wcs: That old chestnutwcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-24463541369979588712010-10-12T10:27:00.740+02:002010-10-12T10:27:00.740+02:00LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE these photos.. In fact, I was thi...LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE these photos.. In fact, I was thinking of them the other day on my walk to my student's house.. I saw some of these casings with seeds inside and almost stopped to take pics ... BUT, I needed my macro lens for the job!islandgirl4ever2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11113491173234673894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-17714415386796766632010-10-11T08:40:29.946+02:002010-10-11T08:40:29.946+02:00starman, there are probably chestnut trees, or hor...starman, there are probably chestnut trees, or horse chestnut trees, somewhere around in Paris, maybe in the Luxembourg Gardens or other parks/cemetaries? Now is the time to get a look!<br /><br />judy, they do, don't they? :)<br /><br />chris, not surprised. Lots of chestnuts down there.<br /><br />tim, yes, Ken told me the same. I had always known the term "horse chestnut," but never really knew what it meant.<br /><br />lynn, funny story!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-59508634995027877602010-10-11T01:58:31.211+02:002010-10-11T01:58:31.211+02:00I know I will date myself here, and you probably w...I know I will date myself here, and you probably won't believe that anyone can remember this far back, but when I was in Kindergarten I was in the play about the Little Red Hen (famous for speaking the original lines, "the sky is falling" which you quote)....I had one speaking line, I think it was, "Look! Over there!"....or something....Hahhaha.<br /><br />They told me Ed Sullivan was in the audience. Yeah, my parents are a riot!!!!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638031212346458820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-35165241809854598712010-10-10T22:33:09.841+02:002010-10-10T22:33:09.841+02:00Walt, Marron d'inde is also called the Horse C...Walt, Marron d'inde is also called the Horse Chestnut [Aesculus hippocastanum] and is the one that you play 'Conkers' with. It is also used for dyeing.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-73049332774606049252010-10-10T16:59:59.033+02:002010-10-10T16:59:59.033+02:00There's a "museum of silk" in a vill...There's a "museum of silk" in a village in the Cevennes (don't recall which village) that really seemed to me to be about the chestnut. The locals used the trees for all things necessary to survival, including as hiding places during various religious wars.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-49187182834149128052010-10-10T15:12:38.154+02:002010-10-10T15:12:38.154+02:00Looks like brown cloves of garlic!Looks like brown cloves of garlic!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-66901766216358155042010-10-10T13:18:35.143+02:002010-10-10T13:18:35.143+02:00I've never seen anything but the nuts inside t...I've never seen anything but the nuts inside the husk. Great photos.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.com