Thoreau's Walden pond 

Now that's a BIG pumpkin!! 

We walked along Cliff Walk which gives you a beautiful "backyard" view of the Newport Mansions on your left and the Atlantic on rour right.  

Leaf Peeping Fall 2006

The fall colors right outside Essex, Connecticutt-- currently rated the best small town in the USA. We were just about ready to pull up roots and move!!