Boston and Western Massachusetts
Posted by: Isabel in 2008 New England Road Trip, tags: art, foliage, massachusettsWe’re back on the road! It’s just a brief trip this time, but with all the chaos in our apartment, being back in the car actually feels a lot more normal than home does right now. Our first stop was in Boston, where we visited with some friends and went to this:

We always enjoy Expo East, the giant natural products trade show on the east coast (held in Boston this year, obviously). One of my favorite giveaways this year was this sticker, modeled here for you by Brian on his Carter t-shirt:

Best sighting of the convention was a group of young women in traditional dress (of the Amish or Mennonite variety) wearing these stickers. Awesome.
Anyway, after leaving Boston today, we drove out to the DeCordova Museum, home to the amazing sculpture park that includes this piece (our favorite of the day):

We enjoyed lots of beautiful fall foliage on our way out to western Mass., which was fun:

We met up with some friends out here and ever-so-briefly went apple picking (in our case, this was more accurately just apple purchasing followed by orchard walking), then we headed to picturesque Shelburne Falls, home of the ancient glacier potholes:

Good times!
Can someone tell me what this plant is?

We saw it all day along the road; I’m just interested.
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The plant is called Sumac, not poison sumac, which is quite different, The red fuzzy pods that grow on the ends can be soaked to give a lemon line infusion. The common name I thinkk is Indian Sumac, but it a native species to North America.
Hope you are having fun!
Aha!!! Hooray! Thanks for clearing up that mystery. I love Sumac!