Sukkot is the Jewish harvest festival, during which a Sukkah is built: a temporary hut constructed for the holiday, and topped with branches and other autumnal decorations. Some people build one in their yard, and eat meals there (many people even sleep there). But I guess if you don’t have a yard, that’s when you call the Sukkah-mobile.
Not the greatest picture, I know, but still kind of cool. My intent was to take a photo of this hawk as he sat on our back fence, but he flew off just as I took it.
So I peeled on of my steamed eggs this morning, only to discover that, under the shell, it was completely coated in ice. Weird.
Today was the last day for the local farmers’ market. I have gone just about every week, and we have been enjoying some nice tasty fresh local food all summer. Last year, there was a small winter market; I’ll have to keep an eye out for it.
Spent some time at the Arnold Arboretum in JP today, since the weather was so fantastic. Haven’t been a long long time. The place is huge; even on a beautiful day when there were many cars parked outside the Arboretum, it was easy to find quiet paths with no one else around.
Spent the afternoon at the originalm Honk! festival in Davis Square. Super fun. I know there are other Honkfests around the country, and you should totally go if you can. For those of you not familiar with Honk!, check here:
Boston’s green spaces–like the Boston Public Garden (not “Gardens”!)–are like little oases of beauty, while the city is still very much a part of them.
We stopped by the Aquarium a couple times to watch the seals outside. They mostly were swimming upside down, but would periodically pop up to take a breath and say hi. I would have loved to also visit the penguins inside, but wasn’t about to pay the expensive entrance fee. They really should off a “penguins only” ticket.
At Quincy Market, of course. A guy playing the bagpipe and juggling knives while riding a unicycle. Of course.
We spent a rainy afternoon at the Museum of Science. One new exhibit we explored was about AI. It had this fun little interactive where it makes a picture of what you describe. It gives you options for the character, its personality, a color/pattern, an activity and location. Then you choose what style you want it in (claymation, watercolor, etc). This was our creation:
“A sassy puppy with polka dots baking a cake on the moon. ” (claymation)
