Trails of a Transplant

Sandy, 27 South Florida ⇠☼⇢ Hartford Writer/Blogger, Social Media Guru, Wetland Advocate, Foodie, Yogi, Self-Proclaimed Coffee Connoisseur, and Miami Heat Fan! I meditate until I levitate.

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I nearly killed myself walking over that bridge in my “girl boots,” however it was worth it for the awesome shots I got of the factory! 

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Snowstorm Barbara.

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Scenes of the season.

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Farmington River

Fire wood all set and ready to burn

Cemetery Road in Collinsville, CT

Roxy enjoying an autumn stroll

Coffee Trade, Avon, CT

Roxy doing her Billy Idol lip

The Pickin’ Patch, fresh produce

Autumn leaves

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Autumn in Collinsville, CT.

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Go outside. Don’t tell anyone and don’t bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day out, to the bus and back home and we cease to see. We walk in our sleep and teach our muscles to work without thinking and I dare you to walk where you have not yet walked and I dare you to notice. Don’t try to get anything out of it, because you won’t. Don’t try to make use of it, because you can’t. And that’s the point. Just walk, see, sit down if you like. And be. Just be, whatever you are with whatever you have, and realize that that is enough to be happy. There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.

― Charlotte Eriksson

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I was surprised at how nice Cleveland is, and that chandelier was AWESOME! 

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I couldn’t tell you what these places are, but Cleveland is pretty neat.

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Somebody had an excellent walk!

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Feels like home.

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Riverwalk Sunsets Wilmington, NC

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Kilwin’s on Market St. is out the door in the evenings, but Tar Heel Creamery on Water St. is literally around the corner and tastes even better! Try the Espresso Cookie.

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This Walk of Fame can be found in The Cotton Exchange parking lot.

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Aside from the buildings in Wilmington being just flat-out awesome, the murals on some of them are fantastic, as well!

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Dinner on the River Walk. Wilmington, NC

**The Scottish Salmon at The Pilot House is kick-ass.

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The Cotton Exchange Wilmington, NC

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My garden is filled with papayas and mangos My life is a mixture of reggaes and tangos Taste for the good life, I can live it no other way While out on the beach there are two empty chairs That say more than the people who ever sit there From under my lone palm I can look out on the day

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Cape Fear Inlet Wilmington, NC