I really thought that I'd pretty much shot every picture of everything possible in my hometown of Sandwich. But I was wrong. Decided to head out on a nice day to try and find the new dam and herring run between Upper and Lower Shawme Ponds. I had a general idea where it was so I drove down the road and pulled over where I saw a path into the woods.
Instead of coming out at the dam, I was surprised to find an art installation in the middle of a meadow.
This is called Wing's Spire and is a memorial for the textures of New England Farms. I did not know that this was the original Wing property (big name in Sandwich; we all went to H.T. Wing Elementary School)
It was some kind of fuzzy fibre. You could sit inside but I didn't go in.
This one invites people to sit for a bit.
I was curious about the yellow blocks with the knobs so I lifted one to see what was under it.
As I wandered around I realized that I was on the backside of Heritage Gardens & Museums. I didn't even know their land went down this far, and I wonder how many people know this is back there.
Loved how this fence looked along the road.
Now off to find the dam!
That fuzzy fibre looks a bit disgusting to me. Wouldn't want to go inside. Pretty area.
ReplyDeleteYeah it's pretty weird looking. I did poke at it with my finger and it seems to be just unspun cotton fibre. I had no interest in sitting inside in case of bugs. I know my pics make it look like a bunch of dead animals hanging on it.
DeleteMakes me think of the Elizabeth Oak in Greenwich Park in London. It was half dead and hollowed out in the time of Elizabeth I, and she was supposed to have picnicked inside. It was actually a chestnut tree. It survived till about 1990, when heavy winds felled it. The metal strut inside the remnants of the trunk was not secured to the ground, and my theory is that this didn't just fail to save it, it actually led to its final destruction.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised it wasn't blown down in the hurricane of 1987. That's too bad that it fell down though. That was a very old tree if it was around since the 1500s!
DeleteLove the pics and it looks like a great place to visit. I wouldn't go inside the fuzzy thing either, lol... It did look interesting though. Hugs, LJ
ReplyDeleteThanks! Not sure how long it's going to be there. I'm glad I got to see it.
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