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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 09:16:20 AM EST
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Oooh lovely!

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 01:04:15 PM EST
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Lovely pictures. Who is the solid citizen standing between the birch trees?
by Mnemosyne on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 05:15:01 PM EST
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Ha, that's "Julius", a statue my mother made a few years back. I should record all the art my mum has made in the garden, even if some of it is a bit the worse for wear these days.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Nov 8th, 2009 at 08:39:44 AM EST
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 I misnamed him, Mum says his name is Brutus.

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Nov 8th, 2009 at 09:30:26 AM EST
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Helen, Could you educate someone ignorant about "conkers".
I love the stand of trees with the white trees framing (Sir Lancelot?)

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.
by Knucklehead on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 10:18:24 PM EST
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Conkers aka Horse Chestnuts.  The brown 'nut' or conker isn't edible but kids (and sometimes grown ups) skewer the conker and thread string through and play 'conkers'.  You have to swing your conker at your opponent's one, in turns until one of them breaks.  If you use a fresh conker it will break easily, one a few days old shrivels a little and goes much harder.

I used to collect bags and bags of them.  They are gorgeous and silky when you first break them out of the green shell. Every year I can't resist picking up a couple when they start to fall in autumn.  I always have one on my desk and usually another in a random pocket, just to remind me of the amount of joy they gave me as a child.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sun Nov 8th, 2009 at 04:44:20 AM EST
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My father has competed in the World Conker championships which is held anualy at the village of Ashton

BBC pictures from a championship

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Nov 8th, 2009 at 09:46:58 AM EST
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I love the way the Conkerites deride the "don`t run with scissors" crowd.

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.
by Knucklehead on Mon Nov 9th, 2009 at 09:09:19 PM EST
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The white trees are silver birches I planted about 15 years ago.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Nov 8th, 2009 at 08:41:10 AM EST
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