From the remains of defeated conkers...

...do mighty horse chestnuts grow

Further to Tuesday's blip... I played conkers with B today. She had never played before. She chose a conker that was far superior to mine, and enjoyed stopping every couple of swings to see how the cracks in my own inferior specimen were developing. Having won the game she planted the pieces, to test FTT1937's theory that they will grow. Watch this space!