In early October our walnut trees were bursting with nuts.
It was the very first time we were able to harvest so many, we picked hundreds of them, much to our delight. I eat nuts and seeds most days, they are great snacks, healthy, low in fat and full of fiber as well as vitamins.
It takes time and a great system to husk walnuts. For anyone who doesn't know about walnuts let me explain.
When walnuts are pulled from the trees they are covered with a thick green outer covering. That covering needs to be removed in order to expose the shell of the walnut. The nuts then need to be washed thoroughly, then dried out for several weeks before the flesh of the walnut can be taken from the shell.
Now in order to determine if the nut has matured enough to produce the nut, a float test must be performed. It's simple to do. Just fill a bucket with water and dump in the walnuts. The ones that float are no good, when cracked open it will be empty of the flesh that is the actual walnut.
The floaters. The reflections.
It's easy to see the float test works.
Clearly making a lovely reflection in the water.
It's a process for sure, but well worth the effort.
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't, but it's sure nice to know our harvest was abundant this year and we have squirreled away so many.
https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/squirrel-eating-nuts.html
With the price of walnuts @$10 dollars a pound, I am pretty sure we are in good shape in the nut department.
Wishing all the hunters out there in #hiveland all the best.
Big thanks to 
Happy Hunting y'all!!