Stop one was the Garden in the Woods in Framingham. We were given a gift membership by Medway friends this year. I considered it a perfect day for a visit - early spring following a rainy spell. We were impressed by the extent, scope and variety of this place and plan to come back many times and bring others with us. We bought a trout lily to remind Paul of a hike he took with Charlie recently in Connecticut where they saw many wildflowers Trout lily was Paul's favorite. I didn't take a picture of his plant because it is just two leaves at this point. But here is a link to trout lily.
We watched this chipmunk who finally emerged from his home.
The cottage of the original owner is still present. Installed nearby was an intriguing kinetic firepit. Rising smoke causes the wheel to spin. We did not see it in use.
The property includes several pools. This one had plenty of animal life as well as plants.
A marshy area has some beautiful unusual plants.
This is one of several sculptures at the Garden in the Woods. We could see it as a dinosaur, feathers or leaves.
This is a children's area. I'd recommend it if you have kids. There was a place to build fairy houses, a maze made of plants, a hollow tree trunk to crawl through and an area to display collections of objects.
We could see this log construction well with few leaves on the trees. It will be interesting to see what it looks like when the logs rot and things begin to grow on them.
Next stop was deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum which we have visited many times. I didn't do a good job at showing the beautiful plantings they have here, many local species, but you can see a hint of some small red flowers growing on the rock in this shot.
This is one of my favorite sculptures in the park. It is by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and is called Humming.
The intent of my picture was to view four sculptures at once. It didn't work well.
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