Beautiful autumnal still life with razor-sharp details.
Enjoy your weekend.

Thank you very much Jaap.

Oh, the poor boys! ;-) What are you building with them? Lovely fall shot, Keith!

English schoolboys always collect conkers at this time of year.............I remember doing it myself. They use them for playing the game of conkers.........The game has 2 players, each with their own carefully selected conker which has been drilled to create a hole and threaded onto a piece of string.

A basic idea of the game is to strike the opponent’s conker and try to break it – your conker is then the victor.

To win the game it is important to have the hardest conker! Cheating can be rife – with conkers baked, steeped in vinegar or painted with nail varnish to harden the fruit – but this is frowned upon.
Glad you like the images and thanks.

Deine schönen Bilder erinnern mich auch an meine schöne Kindheit,wo wir auch immer brav Kastanien gesammelt haben und haben sie dann mit Zahnstochern zum Basteln verwendet,wir konnten uns früher noch sehr gut alleine beschäftigen liebe Keith,ich mag deine Aufnahmen,wie du sie zeigst,was hast du mit der Schnur in den Kastanien gemacht,da komm ich nicht drauf:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you Güni...........you're very kind.

Children (and some adults) use them for playing the game of conkers.........The game has 2 players, each with their own carefully selected conker which has been drilled to create a hole and threaded onto a piece of string.

A basic idea of the game is to strike the opponent’s conker and try to break it – your conker is then the victor.

To win the game it is important to have the hardest conker! Cheating can be rife – with conkers baked, steeped in vinegar or painted with nail varnish to harden the fruit – but this is frowned upon.

very well presented!!

Thank you very much Gabi..........you're very kind.

Wonderful idea and work, Keith!

Thanks very much Judite..........glad you like it.

Das ist ja toll,dass es solch ein tolles Spiel gibt,vielen Dank für dein nettes Feedback dazu lieber Keith :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Onker, onker my first Conker this game apparently started on the Isle of White in 1848 ish,
A wonderful set of still life images and some nice shiny conkers, I especially like those still in the prickly shells Keith
I remember a bad shot can crack the holders knuckles, which can be quite painful.

Have a great weekend, what ever you are doing! Conkers perhaps ;-))

Ha, ha............only the English could invent a game this daft! I can also remember sore knuckles and the disappointment of my conker falling to bits after a good hit :-)))

Have a good weekend yourself Roger...........and thanks for commenting. I shall definitely not be playing conkers!

You meanie you!

such a gorgeous painterly effect. beautiful.