Hunt Library will host an outdoor Artisan Crafts Market on the library’s lawn, and a Giant Tag Sale at the Center on Main, as part of the Discover Falls Village Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. All events are free and open to the public.The Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show takes place that Sunday, 10-3. Discover Falls Village Weekend on Saturday July 10 and Sunday July 11: The weekend highlights the businesses, cultural offerings, and local artisans in the second smallest town in the state, all within walking distance along its town center on Main Street.But, if you feel like a mask is the right thing for you, then we support you. It will keep everyone safe. As we are outside, masks are not required. Notes from the organizers: Please, only come if vaccinated. Meet on the lawn for a friendly game of cornhole, and/or pick up dinner at Provisions (their grab-n-go place) or eat at the great restaurant. It will start around 5:00 and run until the inn closes around 9:00 pm. Come see neighbors new and old at “Neighborwoods” on Friday July 9 starting at 5:00 pm at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury: this event has started taking place on the second Friday of the month in and around the region, and the next one is on Friday night at the White Hart Inn at 15 Under Mountain Road in Salisbury.Thanks to Laurie for allowing me to tag along, and to the Kent Land Trust interns Aiden, Ashley, and Brennan for sharing their expertise! Laurie is on the board of the Purple Martin Conservation Association, which has been an integral part of protecting these birds, by creating communal nesting sites, tracking the birds, and identifying the environmental toxins that are endangering them. I started my day Wednesday at the Marvelwood School, banding purple martins under the direction of Laurie Doss, the Marvelwood Science Department Chair and director of the Kent Land Trust. Click here.įor graphs and tables containing COVID data, including a list of cases in every municipality, visit ct.gov/coronavirus and click the link that is labeled, “Data Tracker.” Purple Martin Conservation Association. It’s hard to create good conflict on social media, but it’s easy to find in our small towns, where we take care of our neighbors regardless of whether how they worship, who they love, or who they voted for. Good, healthy conflict is about listening, having conversations that might be uncomfortable, and seeing our shared humanity with people who might have wildly different political or religious opinions. It tells some great stories from religion, politics, family dynamics, and gang violence, and lays out how to spot high conflict in the world and in ourselves. It distinguishes “good conflict,” which emphasizes curiosity, complexity and humility, from “high conflict,” which is characterized by certainty, righteousness, and simplicity. If you’re weathering the storm indoors and looking for a good (slightly wonky) book, I recommend High Conflict, by Amanda Ripley, which I just finished. For the moment, the weekend weather looks okay, but there’s a thunderstorm watch on tonight, and we’ve had plenty of rain causing flooding and downed trees, so please take care. Once widespread in rural America, this species, that eats billions of flying insects annually, has been disappearing at an alarming rate, experiencing a loss of one-third of its population over the last 50 years.Looking beyond the current stormy weather, there are a number of events coming up over the next week that show off great traditions in our towns, including cars, motorcycles, crafts and a car wash in Falls Village, and pancakes and live music in Sharon. The annual migration is a testament to the martins’ resilience as well as the unwavering dedication of thousands of ‘martin landlords’ who maintain multi-compartment nest ‘condos’ that are essential for the birds’ survival. North America’s largest species of swallow, Purple Martins winter in the rainforests of Brazil before making up to a 7000-mile migration north into the eastern United States and Canada. “Tracking the migration is not only fun, it also provides us with valuable information that helps inform our research and strengthen our efforts to make sure we’re doing everything possible to sustain the population of these amazing birds.” “The first Purple Martin arrivals of the season are always an exciting event,” said Joe Siegrist, President of the Purple Martin Conservation Association.
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