A while ago on one of our walks, Freddie the Labrador and I collected some splendid acorns and oak leaves. I fully intended to snap a few pics while they were still fresh and colourful but haven’t somehow got round to doing it. Today I was going to throw them all away as they’ve dried and curled and look a little ancient and dusty but I decided after a very short deliberation that they might be even more interesting in this state considering their associations with great age and antiquity. Having taken their portraits and marvelled at the way the acorns seem to be wearing little bobble hats when viewed close up, I couldn’t quite decide if I liked them best in sepia style monochrome or with their faded colours. In the end I included a selection of both…………
PS I apologise for the misleading title, I seem to have forgotten to include a mighty oak.
View from a French Hillside 
Wise choice – all are beautiful to look at, Jane, as your photographs always are.
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Thankyou so much Sarah!
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I’m for the natural colour approach….I like that last little bit of warmth.
Acorns1…Yes please.
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Know what you mean, I think I probably like the mono look for the leaves as they look like sculpture or wood carvings to me 🙂
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I prefer’em to look like leaves……haha
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(I do like the mono as well).
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I’m just an artyfarty type you know 🙂 No jokes about beans please
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Would I?
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I love pictures of nature. What beautiful leaves and acorns. Perhaps you can get a picture of a mighty oak later.
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Thanks for stopping by busy lady, so glad you like the and I shall keep working on that mighty oak!
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I agree. It’s impossible to choose. But I must say, I’m glad you allowed them to dry and curl. Lovely.
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Many thanks rimmington2014, delighted you like them!
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Simply gorgeous! I love earth tone colours.
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So glad you like them Anne!
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simply wonderful, Lady Jane… ❤ we have plenty of them over here, people say:"c'est une année à glands…" 🙂
http://myvirtualplayground.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/along-oak-lane-words-are-like-acorns/
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Merci Mélanie! C’est vrai je n’ai jamais vu autant! C’est dommage qu’on ne les utilisent pas, c’est du vrai gaspillage!
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