We try to get a few miles walk in every day. Honestly, it is harder to do in the over 90 summer days than it is in the 0-10 degree winter days. So today we loaded up with bug spray and took a walk in the wooded park not far from here.
It was a bonus walk! Not only did we get our walk in, but we came upon a grove of Buckeye trees that had dropped their loaded pods. We gathered what we could carry in our pockets. Maybe 2 dozen nuts. I don’t know what I’ll do with them, but we think they look neat. (We used to live in Columbus, OH, so have always wanted to find these in nature. Always thought it would be there.)
Score! Our Burr Oak (they are everywhere around here) are dropping acorns already with this heat. If you’ve never seen one, look them up.
They make nice ‘decor’ pieces if you put them in a pretty wooden bowl or fancy glass jar. I’ve never tried to eat one. ;)
Acorn Flour use to be ‘a thing’ with the Wisconsin Native American Indians. You had to eat anything Nature provided to make it through the Winter up here on The Frozen Tundra.