The Church in Radburn sold its property to a Korean congregation a couple of years ago. And the population is more diverse than the white, mostly Christian, first families. Shortly after dawn, an older Chinese couple practice the disciplined movements of tai-chi ch'uan on a knoll. The power-walkers come through soon after, with some splitting off for the morning lap swim. Grandparents from Ukraine, Belorus , and Russia take their charges to school, where the top students are as likely to be named Leonid or Polina as Daniel or Samantha.
Older children tear through on their bikes, rushing to after-school swim team or a friend's house.
The community forums and the choral society are gone, but the Radburn Players theatrical troupe still occasionally performs on the outdoor stage. A group of women has formed an investment group, another a book club. There has been friction, of course. We are governed by rules in Radburn, some annoying. The trustees walk by each spring and fall on the semi annual inspection, checking hedge height and yard upkeep, noting a dangling shutter here, a fallen gutter there.