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Continuing on our cliff side stroll, there were warning signs…
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Which my husband always ignores.
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I swear the man has mountain goat DNA.
The views were lovely.
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The wild roses fragrant.
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And full of busy bumblebees.
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It’s a gorgeous walk and I highly recommend it if you’re ever in Newport.
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And though the views were stellar…
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It was what I found around the bend of this tree that made my day.
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A bunny!
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As someone who lives in Maine where bunnies are a rarity….
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This was a very pleasant surprise.
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Up ahead?
The famous 40 steps…
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Which to he honest my husband and I were a bit too foot weary to explore.
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My goal was over there…the section of cliff walk that winds around the back of all the fabulous Bellevue Avenue “cottages” we’d been touring.
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First, a rest room break…
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And an oddly jagged rock wall.
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With a sadly poignant memorial.
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As we made our way to the much anticipated section, my husband stopped to talk.
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And talk, and talk, and talk.
So I quietly slithered away to explore a little further ahead.
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Only to discover the part of the cliff walk I was most looking forward to?
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Was closed for repairs and inaccessible.
A big boo to that!
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River's world..... 
Awwwww. Love the bunny. One sat in my front yard yesterday and just sneaked little peeks at me while he continued to eat clover.
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Our native bunnies are endangered in Maine. We’ve lived in this house for 23 years and never seen one…
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Awww that’s too bad. It’s so hard to believe. They are thick here in West Virginia.
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At the turn of the 20th century hunters brought in a different breed for sport. They overtook our native bunnies and once the hunters had their fun, we had nothing.
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Happy & Free. I agree that’s a sadly poignant thought to put on a memorial. A little weird even.
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Heartbreaking that death was the only way to be happy….
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Your photos are all outstanding. We have an abundance of bunnies who like to eat our plants. You are welcome to take some home with you.
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I have plenty of woodchuck and deer nibblers, but thanks!
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😂
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Yay, bunny! But, yeah, what a sad memorial. Sniffles.
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There were many memorial stones, but that one got me.
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Booooo!!!
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Thank you for the comprehensive tour, and thank you for being not so comprehensive that you included interior shots of the restroom break.
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There are blogging boundaries.
Even for me.
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The views are magnificent! And those wild roses. SWOON!!
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The scent was wafting everywhere. It was wonderful..
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