Conkers - but not for long! 🌰

At Bacup cemetery

 

When I were a kid my dad would take us conkering. He was great at throwing sticks up to branches, and knocking a bunch of conkers down. Us kids would then scramble around to pick up the conkers (horse chestnuts). After we had enough of them we’d take the conkers home, and shell them.

 

We’d then play conkers… like this …

 

youtu.be/1cQ-eZOWgvI

 

Bacup

 

Lancashire

Done