I’m celebrating having lots of beautiful soda fired pots added to my online shop. If you win this vase can you pinky promise to share a picture of flowers in it?
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This is a nice little hike tucked right above suburbia in Newington, CT. I found it a little difficult to find the trail head as the parking was at the Newington's Humane Society. But with a little wandering along the woods behind the building you could find the trailhead. It was nice to get this great view on area without much an elevation climb. As you can tell from the image above I was most enamored by the beauty of the leaves that had already fallen.

For me I love bringing back a piece of nature as my souvenirs; such as a rock or a sea shell (only from parks where that is allowed). I typically add these items to the landscaping of rock gardens around my yard.