Farming/Nature
Summer Glory
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Daisies and Daylilies
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2020/07/page/8/)
The tractor driver looks back to see that the spring hay crop in Elzear Roy’s field on Mountain Road is being properly baled. Earlier in the day, the crop had been raked into rows.
Father Mark Jette’s voice carried well, unamplified, for the Memorial Day service he offered at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, on Hill Street. About three dozen folks attended, many bringing folding chairs.
What do we do at a Hilltop Farm workday? The same kind of things you probably do at home!
Anne Barberi waves happily at friends in the parade for her 100th birthday on June 13. A balloon-decorated tractor led the big parade past her house on Hale Street, with police cars, four ambulances, the SFD tower truck, and about 20 private cars.
We are certainly living through unprecedented times right now. Social distancing, wearing face masks, and so on.
As an encouragement to be connected and get outside, Dawn Metcalf invited her neighborhood kids to make an art walk with sidewalk chalk – collaborative art and social connection!
Happy summer! That would be the way I would have started off this article welcoming all the wonderful things Parks and Recreation had planned throughout the summer months.