My #treetuesday post features Oak trees and acorns with a few edits that I did of some of the acorns that I photographed. Acorns come from Oak trees and there are approximately six hundred different varieties of Oak trees.
The acorns in my post today came from White Oak trees which are at a house that my husband and I considered buying recently.
The house belonged to his grandmother and as much as we would've liked to move there, it just isn't possible at this time.
Luckily, I was able to visit a few times and took some photos of the trees and the many acorns that adorned the back yard.
There weren't a whole lot of Oak trees in my neighborhood where I grew up but my brothers had a paper route and there were some Oak trees in neighborhoods on their routes.
I loved seeing the acorns on the sidewalks then but I did have one fall from a tree once and hit me on the head which I did not love so much.
Seeing the acorns recently reminded me of that..lol. It didn't stop me from spending some time in that back yard though taking way too many photos of the acorns.
They just looked nice laying there among the grass and moss.
Of course, it is easy to admire something that you don't have to pick up after. I mean the squirrels do a pretty good job hauling them off but I could see where they would need some help with so many trees and the acorns from them. I did try to help them a teeny tiny bit with the handful that I picked up and stuffed in my pocket a time or two.
I know that people can and do consume acorns but you have to remove the tannic acid from them in a process known as "leaching". Here is just one link if you would like to learn more about "leaching" and consuming acorns. I think it is wise to read up a lot more before deciding to start collecting acorns for consumption though.
For now, I think I'll stick to taking photos and doing a few edits on them! 😉
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