Congratulations to Scriptor Senex for the winning post memories. And, yes, there is something about these little nuts that makes one want to collect them :).
The acorn of the English Oak has a spike attaching it to the twig. When these fall and the acorn rolls out of its cup one is left with a miniature smoker's pipe. We used these to enable our glove puppets to pretend to have a smoke in the days before this was not a 'Bad Thing' for children to do.
The acorns themselves would be planted and we would watch the little oaks grow.
Even nowadays I cannot help but pick up acorns when I see themn on the ground - there's something about them that makes one want to collect them - even if logic dictates there is no point.
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Precious seeds ready for planting
Press into the soil, cover softly
Offer water to drink deeply.
When the snow melts and the sun shines,
Tiny green shoots will pop up -- reach for sun
Followed by colorful blooms.
I remember being showered by acorns on brisk fall morning as my kiddos and I waited for the school bus. Maybe the squirrels wanted to wake us all up more and shake those limbs to give us a few taps on the head!
I'd only ever seen acorns in cartoons with squirrels in them- like the one with Donald and the two squirrels that try to steal the nuts from him while he's getting ready for Christmas.
The fact that here I could physically touch a little pile of acorns with my own finger at this moment... sigh... it is unreal! The little cap on top comes off like a little hat. It gives these little pieces of nature a bit more personality than other nuts. It's like their little souls with lives and culture. They ask each other to tea in the early afternoons and tip their hats politely at the correct times.
The acorn of the English Oak has a spike attaching it to the twig. When these fall and the acorn rolls out of its cup one is left with a miniature smoker's pipe. We used these to enable our glove puppets to pretend to have a smoke in the days before this was not a 'Bad Thing' for children to do.
The acorns themselves would be planted and we would watch the little oaks grow.
Even nowadays I cannot help but pick up acorns when I see themn on the ground - there's something about them that makes one want to collect them - even if logic dictates there is no point.
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