This morning I went to collect chestnuts in the forest, because I'd found some trees while looking for wasps yesterday. I found just a handful, but it was a beautiful sunny morning and nice to walk through the woods... Then, on my way back through the garden, I saw some pretty white flowers. I thought I'd pick a few to take back with me. I got closer, noticed a lovely garlicky scent filling the air as I picked the first flower, and realised I'd found a bed of nira - Korean chives. I picked a handful. Then, I noticed a chestnut case lying nearby. Further investigation revealed a grove full of enormous ready-to-be-collected chestnuts! I think I collected about 2kg, and some were as big as onions.
As I was walking to and from the chestnut grove, a car came up the drive. An old man got out, holding a tissue as though it contained something very important. He told me he had been stung by a wasp that he had never seen before, so he brought the wasp, still alive, for me to look at! (Close-up picture below).
Basically I love mornings like this.
As I was walking to and from the chestnut grove, a car came up the drive. An old man got out, holding a tissue as though it contained something very important. He told me he had been stung by a wasp that he had never seen before, so he brought the wasp, still alive, for me to look at! (Close-up picture below).
Basically I love mornings like this.
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