Sweet peas for next year

I've been cracking open the dried sweet pea shells on the dining room table.

A few have rolled between the old wood floor boards.

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Chestnuts

So many rich glossy chestnuts.

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Chestnuts in the lazy autumn sun

The sun is low in the sky now and the chestnuts have scattered themselves all over the front yard.

I put a few in my pocket for later.

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