Conkers to Come

When I wake in the morning my first view of the outside world is the Horse Chestnut tree that stands in next door's garden, close to the boundary wall. Earlier in the year I can follow the activities of the six pairs of Rooks that nest in it. In the last couple of months they have been carefully rebuilding their nests ready for egg laying, but now the leaves are fully opened and the 'candles' in full bloom, completely filling my view from the window.

Horse Chestnut in full bloom

I estimate that there are around 600 candles, each with 50 individual flowers which makes a total of 30,000 potential conkers in the autumn!