While visiting outside the home she shares with her son Mathew Rice, middle, in North Hartland, Vt., Sharon Rice, 77, right, reacts to the news from her next-door neighbor Gina Adams, 68, that students in her Mid-Vermont Christian School first grade class sighted an indigo bunting earlier in the day, Thursday, May 16, 2019. "I love this place," said Sharon Rice, who bonds over gardening with Adams. "The neighbors are so good to us." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
While visiting outside the home she shares with her son Mathew Rice, middle, in North Hartland, Vt., Sharon Rice, 77, right, reacts to the news from her next-door neighbor Gina Adams, 68, that students in her Mid-Vermont Christian School first grade class sighted an indigo bunting earlier in the day, Thursday, May 16, 2019. "I love this place," said Sharon Rice, who bonds over gardening with Adams. "The neighbors are so good to us." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: James M. Patterson

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