Thank You!

[poliphilo]

Thank you, amritarosa! Not only beautiful to look at, but a lovely object to hold in one's cupped hands.

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[amritarosa.livejournal.com]

I felt quite honored when I saw my little bowl in the photo sitting next to the Goddess :) Seeing her makes me want to rush through autumn & winter to get to spring, when I can get back into the sculptural ceramics studio (even though autumn is my favorite time of the year).

I found the seed on the sidewalk as I was walking to the post office and decided to pop it in the box too. I think it's one of two kinds of chestnut we have around here- one has a prickly outer pod and the other has a nice smooth one. The tree under which I found the seed is huge, probably a good sixty footer.

It's probably viable, if you have a spot where you'd like a chestnut tree (or know someone who does) :)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

So it is a chestnut. Cool.

We have the kind with the prickly pod but not, I think, this other kind. We call the nuts "conkers". Kids used to thread 'em with string and have ritualised duels with them- maybe they still do. The guy who broke the other guy's conker was the winner.

I may plant it eventually but right now I'm enjoying it for itself. :)