tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post6062342740220297899..comments2024-03-28T05:48:05.776-07:00Comments on A DAY IN THE LIFE: New Forest ChestnutsGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-29963777468653925082010-11-01T03:10:02.790-07:002010-11-01T03:10:02.790-07:00Your blog is nice.
And I would like to answer to y...Your blog is nice.<br />And I would like to answer to your question on Oct29th blog.<br />That trees name is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kousa_Dogwood.<br />Japanese name is "Yamaboushi".<br />Goodby.OKAMIおかみhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423692385444417949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-18733420991013448202010-10-23T09:27:18.921-07:002010-10-23T09:27:18.921-07:00I tried to sign in as a follower Gary but told my ...I tried to sign in as a follower Gary but told my URL was too long. Strange.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-12107665202725888962010-10-23T09:22:19.857-07:002010-10-23T09:22:19.857-07:00Came across your blog via. Trissa in Colorado. Int...Came across your blog via. Trissa in Colorado. Interesting photos as I so love the New Forest.<br /><br />Interesting blog here and enjoyed the garden you showed you were working on. Will come back.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-8777277683541666892010-10-23T01:10:30.246-07:002010-10-23T01:10:30.246-07:00Hi Tim,
I think that magical is a very suitable de...Hi Tim,<br />I think that magical is a very suitable description for this forest. Thanks for passing by.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-13007975265610934972010-10-23T01:09:11.362-07:002010-10-23T01:09:11.362-07:00Hi morememes,
Definitely sweet chestnuts, tufty bi...Hi morememes,<br />Definitely sweet chestnuts, tufty bit on the bottom and shell cases that make you scream!<br />Orienteering in the forest, I used to love doing that, and Dartmoor was a pretty good place also. Thanks for your kind comments.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-43086289239566196472010-10-23T01:05:51.756-07:002010-10-23T01:05:51.756-07:00Hi Sherlock,
I look forward to hearing how you hav...Hi Sherlock,<br />I look forward to hearing how you have not only eaten roasted chesnuts, but have sung about them at the same time! Thanks.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-33751866492199254552010-10-23T01:04:11.302-07:002010-10-23T01:04:11.302-07:00Hi Share (I hate having to use a title, sorry!)
Th...Hi Share (I hate having to use a title, sorry!)<br />Thanks for the kind comments. I can recommend chestnuts roasted...godd luck and I hope the squirrels havent eaten them all.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-29563699307187702312010-10-23T01:02:10.463-07:002010-10-23T01:02:10.463-07:00Hi Gary,
The atmosphere in the forest is amazing. ...Hi Gary,<br />The atmosphere in the forest is amazing. Sometimes welcoming, and sometimes menacing for some reason. Amanda does seem to have an arty hand at doing stuff, and we are hoping that the display doesn't dry out too quickly.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-41068049665000881822010-10-23T01:00:01.887-07:002010-10-23T01:00:01.887-07:00Hi Gina,
Thanks for the nice comments. Amanda woul...Hi Gina,<br />Thanks for the nice comments. Amanda would guard those boots with her life! I would love to enlarge the picture of mum, but don't know how. As for animals in the woods. Once, my brother had cut his hand very badly on the bracken. We managed to bandage it up, but during the night were woken by a fox amongst us, trying to rip the bloodied bandage off his hand....now THAT made us jump! lolGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-81044890851567871652010-10-23T00:56:37.825-07:002010-10-23T00:56:37.825-07:00Hi Edith,
The New Forest has always been an incred...Hi Edith,<br />The New Forest has always been an incredibly evocative place for me, and I hope to return for a wild camp night very soon with my grandson for his first forest adventure.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-91253540560253979552010-10-22T18:34:53.949-07:002010-10-22T18:34:53.949-07:00What a magical place you have to visit...thank you...What a magical place you have to visit...thank you for sharing it with us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-11252361709715589682010-10-22T14:17:58.931-07:002010-10-22T14:17:58.931-07:00I could have sworn the ones in the photograph were...I could have sworn the ones in the photograph were horse chestnuts rather than the edible kind.<br />Haven't been to the New forest since we stopped orienteering. must be lovely to have it on your doorstep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-55776182955369551392010-10-21T08:41:48.906-07:002010-10-21T08:41:48.906-07:00What a wonderful tour you gave of the forest. It ...What a wonderful tour you gave of the forest. It was almost like being there. I've never actually roasted chesnutts. Just sing about it at Christmas time.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-75321884553043315272010-10-21T06:30:16.311-07:002010-10-21T06:30:16.311-07:00Lovely, lovely walk in the New Forest that you hav...Lovely, lovely walk in the New Forest that you have taken me on today. I've never gathered wild chestnuts, which are in the local woods all about me, but I plan to rectify that today, if the squirrels have left any for me!<br />And I too love the photo of your mother and would like to see it enlarged.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-17309581725820503042010-10-21T06:22:09.205-07:002010-10-21T06:22:09.205-07:00Gary,
What a wonderful break you have afforded me...Gary,<br /><br />What a wonderful break you have afforded me this morning. The visual inspirations you have offered in this posting are truly evident of someone who has spent much time in this lovely aged forest. On viewing each photograph one can tell it was taken be someone with a connection to imagery. And the personal history presented made them so much more intriguing. <br /><br />I could just hear the rustle of the leaves and smell the earthiness of rich earth, moss and tart fall air. You have conjured up such a mystical feeling with this post that it will become one of those I will have to continue to revisit.<br /><br />And finally please pass my kudos along to A for the creation of such an exquisitely beautiful seasonal arrangement. It truly connects to the forest. - GGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653020388235448819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-281462198346206112010-10-21T05:01:11.598-07:002010-10-21T05:01:11.598-07:00Forgot to mention, I absolutely LOVE the vintage p...Forgot to mention, I absolutely LOVE the vintage picture of your mother in the garden ( in your sidebar ). You need to figure out how to make that larger, it is so special.Antique ART Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674268803389194210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-81329998800939894062010-10-21T05:00:08.323-07:002010-10-21T05:00:08.323-07:00If I was sleeping in the forest and a wet horse no...If I was sleeping in the forest and a wet horse nose sniffed my ear in my sleep the whole forest would have thought a banshee was loose as I would have screamed so loud . Wonderful walk, I want Amanda's boots very much, and she made a very artistic display for you both.great post, thanks.Antique ART Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674268803389194210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-87991388950479656502010-10-21T01:05:49.784-07:002010-10-21T01:05:49.784-07:00Dear Gary, You capture here so well the mystery an...Dear Gary, You capture here so well the mystery and magic of the New Forest. I can well imagine the delights that such a place affords to a young boy and how wonderful to return as an adult and revisit your childhood haunts. The chestnuts do indeed look marvellous.I really enjoy them simply roasted and yours look to be plump and, I am sure, delicious.<br /><br />Amanda's autumn arrangement looks so very pretty. And, what fun explaining what the individual items are and where they were gathered. Lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com