tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527957357713693424.post3522066126664301284..comments2011-12-27T21:44:13.556-05:00Comments on ThreeShiningStars: Chestnuts, Deer Droppings and Wandering SoulsNatureMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941764964611602733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527957357713693424.post-14506997997658319542008-11-14T20:53:00.000-05:002008-11-14T20:53:00.000-05:00Thanks, Christine, for posting a comment!Nina, tha...Thanks, Christine, for posting a comment!<BR/><BR/>Nina, thank you, also, for stopping by and commenting. I am looking forward to checking out more of your blog myself - we are kindred nature spirits. The chestnuts ARE edible, and quite tasty. You just have to peel off the outer tough shell and munch away. Yum.NatureMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941764964611602733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527957357713693424.post-39188530132927446922008-11-14T06:49:00.000-05:002008-11-14T06:49:00.000-05:00It is interesting to hear you imagine the older li...It is interesting to hear you imagine the older lives of your children.<BR/><BR/>And it appears you're giving them all the right experiences and values that will sustain them--even if they should wander a ways from where you are.<BR/><BR/>Are those chestnuts edible? (by humans)nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527957357713693424.post-90007531732634126992008-11-10T09:53:00.000-05:002008-11-10T09:53:00.000-05:00Beautiful sentiments Leslie. I love this post!Beautiful sentiments Leslie. I love this post!CMCLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164361321376056287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527957357713693424.post-31180951496638837422008-11-01T00:29:00.000-04:002008-11-01T00:29:00.000-04:00These are Chinese chestnuts, Castanea mollissima. ...These are Chinese chestnuts, Castanea mollissima. Although there is an American chestnut, the nuts are smaller, and the trees have a very upright main trunk, where the Chinese are more sprawling. Buckeyes are not edible, you are right there. The nuts to look very similar, though.NatureMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941764964611602733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527957357713693424.post-88491065329878220432008-10-29T06:48:00.000-04:002008-10-29T06:48:00.000-04:00Three kids, two adults in an RV? I dunno, Wes. Unl...Three kids, two adults in an RV? I dunno, Wes. Unless it's 60 feet long, I need a little more elbow room than that... I'll take the house in the country. I share your domestic streak!<BR/><BR/>Are these Chinese chestnuts? I'm curious. They're not buckeyes, are they? I didn't think you could eat buckeyes. Educate me?Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527957357713693424.post-67921000151749608522008-10-24T13:42:00.000-04:002008-10-24T13:42:00.000-04:00Yes, your Bella girl may wander far from you. But,...Yes, your Bella girl may wander far from you. But, when the time comes for her to raise her own curious little souls, she will make her way back to her Mama. And, oh, the stories she will have to tell...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.com