Walnuts!

I forgot to mention some treasure we discovered at the property.  This is what we found in the backyard on a picnic table:

Who knows how long this tin box had been there, exposed to the elements.  We opened it up to find...

 

 

Walnuts!  Somewhere on our property is a walnut tree.  The nuts were in perfect condition, protected by the box.  We love walnuts, and include them in our diet over cereal, in salads. and for out of hand snacking.  I recently purchased a 3-pound bag of walnuts at Costco for $17.89 (it truly pained me to do so), so this discovery is a delightful one, to say the least.  I tried whacking the nuts with a hammer and was surprised to find them stubbornly resistant to crack.  A vise grip worked much better, with dental tools to pick out the small but very tasty nutmeats.  Yum!