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There’s No Place like Fairfield, Connecticut

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

During this stage in my life, there’s nowhere I’d rather live than right here in the Southport area of Fairfield, Connecticut. I’ll tell you why.

Just this morning, I admired the sunrise as I was leaving the gym and decided to drive one minute down the street to enjoy it at Southport Beach.

Enjoy the Beach? Don’t mind if I do!

Where I live is beautiful, no doubt.

Also taken this morning at Southport Beach. on the edge of Fairfield and Westport town line

On my way home, I passed by several antique dream homes of different architectural styles: Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, Second Empire and Queen Anne.

This is the second time in the last week when I couldn’t resist chasing the sunrise. Could a morning walk get more picturesque than Southport Village, across from Perry Mill’s Green, near Pequot Yacht Club?

We may not live in Southport *Village,* but our neck of the woods is splendid for a morning walk as well.

We’ve been doing morning walk/runs on school days around the hill near our home

And the schools! The public schools in Fairfield are top notch. It’s an amazing feeling to know that choices regarding your children’s’ education are made with the best for them in mind, rather than what’s best for a bottom line.

Fit Kids: a program for a morning walk/run at our son’s school before a school day

& it’s a beautiful place to grow up.

I love the sense of community. It’s a small town but not too small.

SHU Community Theater in Downtown Fairfield

Still small enough to stand out, and make a name for yourself.

Or a spectacle of yourself, like the guy that regularly rollerblades through downtown with a giant American flag.

If it starts to feel too small, New York City is only fifty miles away.

Outside of our hotel on Comic Con weekend

New York City is fifty miles away.

Southport Park

That means when the sky gets lit up in a once-in-a-lifetime way, you won’t miss it.

Aurora Borealis in Fairfield, Connecticut

The beauty of my town and Norman Rockwell-esque daily views are in such contrast to my urban childhood that it led me to pick up painting, and now I can’t put it down. I owe much of my inspiration to where I live.

The culture is different here from where I grew up, and it took a lot of adjusting to. But during this stage in my life, I know I’m exactly where I need to be for my kids to get a great education, to be represented by politicians I can trust to serve me on a local and state level, and for opportunities to grow my art business.

It doesn’t hurt that the views aren’t bad, either.

All photos taken in the last few weeks.

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