Well, I've just spent five minutes looking at the blinking cursor in the title bar thinking about what to write. Lots to talk about I suppose, but I just don't want to hear what I have to say about anything right now!
1. The Annual Meeting of the NRT is Sunday. It's my farewell to trying to influence what goes on there, but I'll be continuing with a few volunteer things including a large bird garden (part of a bigger endangered bird program) and daily small animal care. I really do enjoy small animals more than people although I'm also scheduled to run a new Eco-Rangers program as well.
2. The Original Agricultural Commission Dog and Pony Show hits the road Monday to explain what a Right to Farm bylaw might entail for the town. There is apparently concern that everyone will put a rooster in their backyard just to annoy the neighbors (more than the screeching children already do). I remember Wes Paul telling me how upset his daughters were with the sounds of nature at night after living their first few years with the street sounds of urban Quincy so roosters are a real problem for some people. However, the bylaw only applies to commercial agriculture on five acres or more. The intent of the bylaw is to protect commercial farmers by letting potential buyers know that there are farms in Easton and by providing a voluntary grievance procedure before things go to the formal complaint level. On a five acre farm resolving a rooster grievance should be as simple as asking the farmer to keep the hen house away from the property lines. Backyard chicken flocks would still be regulated as at present under health and public nuisance laws where the Queen of Hearts rule of "off with their heads" probably still holds sway.
3. The Hockomock Film Club will be showing a small independent film called Arranged a week from today. It tells the story of two young teachers, one orthodox Jewish, the other Muslim who bond over the ancient tradition of family arranged marriages. It's a warm, funny, quiet, gentle movie about cultural differences and individualism, but I found it rather surprising as well. Definitely a conversation starter for folks who have been talking a lot about traditions lately.
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