Pecan pickin'

My fingernails are still black from picking pecans this weekend. Soooo pretty. I'm not complaining though - the outcome was absolutely worth it. On Saturday, Trace over at Cricketbread was awesome enough to show us where there are some quality pecan and hickory trees around town. I for one couldn't have picked out a pecan tree had it dropped a big fat pecan right on my head. Now I least know what to look for and how to identify when they're ready to pick. Also to maybe wear some gloves next time. In a couple of hours we got around 8 lbs. of pecans and a smattering of hickory nuts... I'm already envisioning the holiday goodies.