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garynortheast · 16-10-23, 08:53 PM

Very enjoyable walk this morning, out in the hills behind Llanfyllin with Mabel. Gorgeous autumn day.

Mount Doom and Mordor in the distance. Well...the Breidden Hills wreathed in cloud actually!

The view from Domen Gastell.

Two of Mabel, just because.....

Kenzie · 23-10-23, 07:57 PM

Awesome views

garynortheast · 23-10-23, 08:16 PM

I'm spoiled for hikes, runs, and views round here.

garynortheast · 25-10-23, 06:24 PM

Out for a lovely walk with Mabel this morning. Warm sunshine and gorgeous views.

This has been mostly my immediate view for more than nine years. She's such a good walking/hiking/running companion.

General views.

Ooer! Seems appropriate for Hallowe'en...

Just keeping an eye out for squirrels!

The results of a spot of foraging - 3.5lbs of big, fat, sweet chestnuts. I'm going to enjoy these.

Luckypants · 25-10-23, 07:22 PM

Wow those are nice fat ones. All the ones I've seen this year have been poor.

garynortheast · 25-10-23, 08:37 PM

When i was a kid growing up in Kent, I used to gather loads of big, fat sweet chestnuts. In the forty odd years I've lived here in Sir Drefaldwyn, this particular spot is the only place I've ever found where they grow to an edible size. It was the same last year. The line of trees is in a sheltered spot which gets pretty much full sun all day, so maybe that's why they reach this size. There are literally pounds and pounds of them falling from the trees onto the grass verges and the lane.

Fortunately very few people seem to know about them, which leaves them all to me!

Craig380 · 26-10-23, 02:37 PM

Great photos, Gary. That house is a bit of a fixer-upper

admin · 26-10-23, 02:41 PM

Nice photos. I guess you're roasting those chestnuts.

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Sir Trev · 26-10-23, 05:20 PM

There is a row sweet chestnut trees in the park by Trev Towers - I'll go have a look at their nuts (no sniggering at the back) and see what they're like. I have a couple of corkscrew hazels in the herbaceous borders but they produce tiny things.

garynortheast · 26-10-23, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by admin

Nice photos. I guess you're roasting those chestnuts.

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I shall roast some, sow about a dozen in pots, and store the rest to cook with. They keep for months; I still have some left from last year. I just soak them in boiling water for a few minutes, then peel them and add them to soups and stews.

16-10-23, 08:53 PM	#111
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,586	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Very enjoyable walk this morning, out in the hills behind Llanfyllin with Mabel. Gorgeous autumn day. Mount Doom and Mordor in the distance. Well...the Breidden Hills wreathed in cloud actually! The view from Domen Gastell. Two of Mabel, just because..... __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

23-10-23, 07:57 PM	#112
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Awesome views __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

23-10-23, 08:16 PM	#113
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,586	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 I'm spoiled for hikes, runs, and views round here. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

25-10-23, 06:24 PM	#114
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,586	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Out for a lovely walk with Mabel this morning. Warm sunshine and gorgeous views. This has been mostly my immediate view for more than nine years. She's such a good walking/hiking/running companion. General views. Ooer! Seems appropriate for Hallowe'en... Just keeping an eye out for squirrels! The results of a spot of foraging - 3.5lbs of big, fat, sweet chestnuts. I'm going to enjoy these. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

25-10-23, 07:22 PM	#115
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,073	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Wow those are nice fat ones. All the ones I've seen this year have been poor. __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

25-10-23, 08:37 PM	#116
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,586	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 When i was a kid growing up in Kent, I used to gather loads of big, fat sweet chestnuts. In the forty odd years I've lived here in Sir Drefaldwyn, this particular spot is the only place I've ever found where they grow to an edible size. It was the same last year. The line of trees is in a sheltered spot which gets pretty much full sun all day, so maybe that's why they reach this size. There are literally pounds and pounds of them falling from the trees onto the grass verges and the lane. Fortunately very few people seem to know about them, which leaves them all to me! __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

26-10-23, 02:37 PM	#117
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,273	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Great photos, Gary. That house is a bit of a fixer-upper

26-10-23, 02:41 PM	#118
admin John T Mega Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, Shrops, UK Posts: 2,491	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 Nice photos. I guess you're roasting those chestnuts. Sent from my moto g(50) using Tapatalk __________________ Admin for this forum and the main site. John@sv650.org

26-10-23, 05:20 PM	#119
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,465	Re: The all new, slap bang up to date photo of the day 2023 There is a row sweet chestnut trees in the park by Trev Towers - I'll go have a look at their nuts (no sniggering at the back) and see what they're like. I have a couple of corkscrew hazels in the herbaceous borders but they produce tiny things. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

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