I love nuts. Not salted, not peeled, not mixed with dried fruit. Just shelled.

Nuts, nutritionally, are powerhouses of healthy fats, protein and minerals and a small handful is said to be a healthy daily snack.

They are also delicious – enjoyable for their crunch as much as their flavour.

Nuts are also fun to draw. Walnuts are so knobbly, almonds have little delicate lines on the skin and the hazelnuts are interesting for their not-quite-round shapes, and the patterns that form where pieces of skin have rubbed away.

According to Wikipedia ‘a nut is a fruit… in general usage …a wide variety of…seeds are called nuts’. I think I’ll stick to drawing – and eating.