The Winner is.... (And what is this plant??)

Thank you everyone for sharing your plants and fallishness.  The winner is.... Cheryl M!  I have contacted her and await her response.

She wins a skein in the color of her choice of Yummy 2-ply Sock yarn and a Martina Behm pattern in Miss Winkle!

Also, I forgot to include this picture in my blog post the other day.  I saw this shrubby plant on the edge of our driveway and have never noticed it before. What the heck is it??

The balls are made up of very pointy points/things. What is it and how/who could ever eat the fruit?? As in what animals? Or is it a way to keep anything from eating them? I would love for someone to tell me what it is.

Have a wonderful Labor Day!