Welcome To Acorn Season - Our Backyard 2019
We have two very large Oak Trees in our backyard. One of them has been documented here on the blog last Summer - and has our tree swing hanging from it . The other is on the southside of our property and is almost as massive as the first. I posted a photo of it's trunk when I was talking about a potential tree house here . We also have a few medium-sized and a few MASSIVE Black Walnut trees in our yard. Having these trees around means that come mid-to-late August, our yard starts to transform into a nut wonderland. Above you see three of the green acorns that I picked up. They were among HUNDREDS of their brethren. Some in good shape. Others that have been already worked over by various critters including the Acorn Weevil . These things aren't falling of their own accord. Or at least...most of them aren't. They are being released by squirrels. It is kind of fun to watch these guys climb up into the extremities of these trees, hang on for dear life and gnaw a