Autumn is finally coming, its one of my favourite seasons. The weather isn't to hot, not to cold. The light isn't to bright, not to dull and you are surrounded by the beautiful browns, reds, and oranges from the leaves around you that have fallen from the tree's. There is nothing I love more than going for a nice autumn walk.
This is exactly what me and Lily decided to do last week. I wanted to make the walk a little more interesting and so I got Lily to bring out her bucket. Its now Conker season and lately i've noticed that all the conkers are falling from the horse chestnut tree's and its the perfect time to go out and collect some. You have to be fast though. This is something I know a lot of people love to do and even when me and Lily got out to the front of our building where there are usually loads, there wasn't any. In fact if I look out of my window this very second I can see a lady with a carrier bag collecting them.
We set off out and Lily soon got the hang of collecting them and knew exactly what we were looking for. I showed her the first one and and popped it into her bucket, I then pointed out another and this time she popped it into her bucket. Soon enough I didn't need to show her and she would be rooting in the leaves to see what she could find.
One of the things Lily loves doing is counting them, so we decided to take a break and sit down and see how many we had.
We had about 15 - 20 conkers if I remember rightly. We were also very lucky to find one that had not come out of its shell yet. The shell was really spiky and Lily loved the look of it. I was careful that it wasn't going to hurt her fingers though and it wouldn't. They are perfectly fine to pick up.
We wanted to find a few more cokers before we were finished for the day so we walked a little further. We collected a few more in the bucket and then sat down to count again. We ended up with 29 conkers and these all came home with us in the bucket. (not sure what to do with them now, I must get my thinking cap on.)
Have you ever been conker picking? If you decide to go out and do it then please come back and let me know how many you find. 
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Haven't done this for years
ReplyDeleteLily looks so pretty in pink 💞
If I get the chance I'll go with my 3 nephews x
Never even crossed my mind to do this and we live right by a park, think we will do it this weekend
ReplyDeleteWe had an Autumn walk with preschool yesterday and found loads! A big bag full! So exciting! It was a windy day and they were falling around us! Our little Matilda calls the prickly shells hedgehogs! :)
ReplyDeleteWe love Autumn!
ReplyDeletei used to love conker picking when I was a kid I used to get bags and bags of them! my children like to go too we've not been yet this year though
ReplyDeleteHow cute! Me, my daughter and my dog have been conker hunting loads recently
ReplyDeleteBeen out to our local canal looking this evening
ReplyDeleteWe got none
Need to go to the park now
Want a game of conkers
Been out to our local canal looking this evening
ReplyDeleteWe got none
Need to go to the park now
Want a game of conkers
I still love conkers! we used to play 'conkers' at school with conkers on strings
ReplyDelete29 sounds like an impressive haul on the conker front, I've been meaning to do some conker activities here on the farm too. Lily looks like she had a wonderful time exploring the ground hunting for the hidden treasures, you're lucky to find so many that hadn't been collected. It's so sweet to see Lily sat on the step counting her conkers, a fab way to get learning into a simple activity.
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Yes, outside our house! But we haven't had the chance to do something like this lately, but would so love too :) Loving your photos btw. #countrykids
ReplyDeleteAhh Lily is darling, I love her hair. All my babes were white blond like that and had very little hair when they were little. Such joy at this age too. Lovley. Mich x
ReplyDeleteStunning photos. Such a gorgeous girl with a lovely smile.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been conker picking for years. I think it was when my now 12yo was little so it's about time we went again!
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I love your photos - they capture the awe and wonder of collecting conkers perfectly and she is so cute. #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteMy son is 15 months and only just walking. We've not been conker picking yet so think we might have to wait till next year! Adorable that she loves to count them! #countrykids
ReplyDeleteYes, conkers have been a seasonal favourite with all my 3 as they've grown up.Over from Country Kids.
ReplyDeleteHehehe I love the title of this post. ;P Picking conkers has to be done. Ideal childhood. Your girl is such a beauty. xx #countrykids
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