I started collecting acorns in early September, and this year's acorn harvest was huge, beyond anything I ever imagined. If these acorns had been pecans, I would have enough collected nuts to make more than a dozen pecan pies for Thanksgiving. But I am sure the bountiful acorn crop was appreciated by the black bears and squirrels this year. And every now and then, even Rebel treats himself to an acorn or two.