I'll forgive you for checking the date of this post, for indeed earlier this week The Boy and I spotted the first conker of the season. Ladies and Gentlemen, I declare Autumn open for business.
Bring on the conkers!
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I've noticed them too along with all the sycamore whirly seeds flying everywhere here! Lovely photo!
Thank you, I do love Autumn so don't mind it's approach.
Oh my word that's amazing! Great photo too Mrs. I wanted a longer Summer although I love Autumn, so much prettiness! Thanks for sharing with #bwphotoproject x
I could do with a few more weeks of warmth but live Autumn so much that I don't mind.
very handsome kid. i love this shot!
have a great weekend! ♥
Thanks, I'm rather fond of him too
Oh my word! My daughter LOVES conker season! She will come home from school with a book bag weighing 10 pounds full of them! Fun photo and great capture of childhood memory!
Yay! I hate the descent into winter, but there's something special about the first conker. My younger son and I nearly found one yesterday – it was a big case, big enough to be ripe, but we couldn't get it open!
Bah! I step on them with my heel to cracking the case, which is what I did with this one, problem was I stepped too hard and squashed the damn conker!
Noooo! 🙂 Loving all the contrasting textures in black and white. #bwphotoproject
It was a fairly average photo in colour, I do love the way b&w changes the feel of a picture.
Lovely picture. My children are looking forward to checking out the "conked tree" in their school grounds when they go back to school on Tuesday.
Yep spotted them here too! Go away autumn! We're not ready for you yet!
I can cope with Autumn although not completely ready to say goodbye to Summer. Hope this September is a warm one to compensate for the past few weeks.
Great photo of The Boy, I remember conker season well from when my boys were little, they had huge collections and conker fights 🙂 x
It is a lovely photo of The Boy – thanks for sharing.
Thanks, looks so much better in black and white than colour.
aaaa autumn is near!!! good find x
Is that a good arghhh or a bad one? We live Autumn.
Love!
After I saw this we went looking and found some too – I'm not ready for summer to end
Hurray for conkers. I'm not ready for it to end either but time and tide wait for no man.
Too early, another blink and you miss it summer! Lovely picture though, I don't mind autumn really 😉 #bwphotoproject
I'll admit that I'm not happy to see Summer go, it's lucky that Autumn is such a fun time of year.
Ooooh I love autumn. Conkers, falling leaves etc. Lovely photo.
Autumn is a magical time of year, crunchy leaves and woolly scarves!
stunning picture lovely ….. although not sure i am ready for Autumn just yet eek!
Thanks for the tip off…we have as yet to play conkers (being that I didn't grow up in the UK) and I am determined that this winter will be the one to do it. #mysundayphoto
Conkers are great resources for playing with, we drill a hole in half of them when we get home but keep the others whole, but we do soak them in vinegar for a few minutes and then cook them. Nothing worse than finding a bag of mouldy conkers six months later.
Ahh…. noooooo not yet please
I've seen a Horse Chestnut tree laiden with conkers but they didn't look ready to fall yet. I suppose it may be because we're up here in the chilly North.
Fantastic photo… he just melts your heart. Gorgeous ;D
We did scour the areas but only found one or two more which had dropped, but they were white. The trees are covered in them though. And thank you, he does melt my heart all the time.
Such a gorgeous boy!
Thank you, I quite like him 😉
A sure sign Autumn is on its way
Absolutely, such a fun time of year.
It takes us twice as long as usual to get to school every morning in conker season! He looks very pleased with his find 🙂
Oh that's something I've not thought of! Will have to check out the trees to see if we'll have that issue!
How exciting that this time of year is coming round again. I cannot wait to go conker hunting with the kids again. Love this photo too hun. Gorgeous wee lad you have there. x
Thanks lovely, we're so excited to go exploring and hopefully find some conkers. Autumn is a magic time of year.
Cor blimey already? Luckily Autumn is my favourite of all the seasons.
Thank you for linking up
I love Autumn too, such a fun season.
Lovely photo, but I'm rather sad we've reached conker season already! #bwphotoproject
We have had a rather fab summer though? Forgetting the past few weeks of course!
Aww! What a lovely photo! Summer has flown over….
It really has but we had an excellent time.
Gorgeous photo, especially in black and white. Yay for Autumn. I love the colours in Autumn.
Thanks, it was quite mediocre in colour, but I'm sure I'll have loads of colour photos in the next few weeks of crispy leaves and shiny conkers.
My favourite season. Lovely shot of the beautifully photogenic boy x
Thanks lovely, I love Autumn as well because of the promise of Christmas in the distance.
What a find and so early too! I'll be sad to see summer go. I'll settle for a warm Autumn though 🙂
A sunny Autumn will do me 🙂
We had a look in our park today and whilst the trees were heavy with them nothing on the ground was ready #MySundayPhoto x
I think the very hot weather earlier in the Summer helped the trees create an abundance, let's just hope they drop because they're ripe, not because the wind has knocked them down.
Lovely picture. Yay for conkers, boo for colder weather x
What a cute little guy! I hope you guys are having a great day.
I do love autumn… cosy jumpers, scarves and hats, crisp leaves to jump in, the warmth of the house when you get in. Can't wait! 🙂
All of those things, love them!
Gorgeous black & white photo. We've seen some conkers too, I love Autumn though!
Me too, crunchy leaves and prising open lush green cases.
What a great photo, love the black and white.
Thanks, b&w can really make a photo look so much better can't it?
Gorgeous photo, the black and white is really effective. I'm not quite ready to let go of summer yet, but I do love autumn 🙂
I'm sure you'll have another couple of weeks, but I fear it's over for us.
Been in this country for quite awhile but this is the first time that I am taking photos so I am so looking forward to the colors of autumn and capturing it! #mysundayphoto
Wow conkers already, they are out quickly. I actually spotted one a few weeks ago. Love a bit of conker play! Your son my lovely is absolutely stunning! Gorgeous post!
What an artistically created photo! I'm excited for fall to come, too. It is my favorite time of year. Thanks for sharing it's "official" start!
we were collecting some last week as well. Dont seem to be as many this year but they are defo there, these along with yummy blackberries say winter is approaching.