Drive a few blocks west, among the homes near Greenfield High School, and the town is different. The word peaceful certainly applies. A solitary car can be heard approaching an intersection for 40 seconds before it actually gets there. Open your car window and listen.
Starlings gab busily in a poplar tree.
A dog barks twice at something unseen, then lies down. Someone a few blocks away is using a weed trimmer. Sniff the breeze. A yard has been mowed. Camera crews didn't come to Greenfield for the fiddlestick ice cream festival earlier this month.