Each May we are filled with the promise of flowers as the weather warms here along the Penobscot. Yellow dandelions peek above the leaf litter, waiting like docks for sleepy bees to reemerge. In Hampden already, we see spring. Daffodils and hyacinths appear in yards around town, the farmer’s market begins to bustle again, and everywhere we are filling our calendars with plans for trips to the coast, yard sales, and celebratory events. Many things may have changed in Hampden o