
You just can't keep Jimmy from trying to do something, so we spent the afternoon picking up black walnuts and since he isn't allowed to bend over yet, he squatted down and tossed them into a wagon. It worked out pretty well and it kept him busy. The black walnuts are tough to crack, but he collects them for the squirrels and for himself. They have a much stronger flavor than English Walnuts and they also have to be hulled & then dried before you can eat them. A process that's very messy and time consuming. Hulling the walnuts stains your hands black and that black stain has to wear off, so it's not something you should do without wearing rubber gloves.

Tonight we're going to the 10th Annual Reunion & Dinner for the 100th Division, First & Third Brigade. Jimmy was in the Army and these are the people that he served with in the Reserves who were all activated together from Kentucky....a long time ago. I better stop here so I can brush the leaves out of my hair and get ready to go.
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Very nice post Sandy. I spent a whole day my first few days in Kentucky (1962) gathering Black Walnuts near the Licking River.
I gathered a whole gunny sack of them.
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