British Billy pounces into Autumn
Conkers are hard brown nuts found in a prickly case that fall from the horse chestnut tree when ripe. A playground favourite in the U.K. for as long as there have been playgrounds and horse chestnut trees, conkers were introduced into Britain in the 1600s. The first recorded game of conkers dates back to 1848 on the Isle of Wight. The origin of the name 'conker' is unclear but it's believed that it comes from the French word 'cogner' meaning to hit. ( Photo by A1C Perry Aston)
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