And thanks to this post and a bit of digging I now know that the chestnut (the edible variety in the middle) is not related to the horse-chestnut (European and Californian variety to the left and the right) and the matching names are only due … Continue reading Three kinds of chestnuts
Three globe thistles. Three teasels. Three early chestnuts. Thursday Trios
Breaking news: The edible chestnuts are ready to fall from the tree and break open!
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Breaking News
Aesculus hippocastanum, that is, the common horse chestnuts.
Most chestnuts are still up in the trees, in their light-green prickly shell but some have already fallen and the smooth, auburn coloured chestnuts are lying on the ground. One of my favourite signs that autumn is here.
