Shame I can’t return to my early years 👧
On our walk the other morning we met a neighbour and her grandson.
They were collecting conkers.
It was such a delight watching him pick up a conker and put it into their bucket.
They were looking on the verge, and many of the conkers had been squashed by cars. I mentioned we had loads in our garden that were all theirs, so they wandered back with us.
We have 2 Horse Chestnut trees in the garden and the little boy was excited to see so many conkers on the lawn. He was soon picking them up and adding them to his collection.
They soon left with a bucket full.
Watching that simple pleasure really set me up for the day, and when I think of that toddler enjoying the joys of nature, it still brings a smile to my face.
It’s great being able to provide something that others want or need.