Look closely — Sunflowers 'blooming' in Tiverton

Keep a sharp lookout when you're out on your next walk at Fort Barton, Weetamoo, the beach or another quiet spot in Tiverton. The Tiverton Arts Commission has hidden gifts.

Commission volunteers recently made about 300 clay sunflowers and hid them around town, as a reminder of the town's beauty and the glory of summer. They have strings for hanging, and are inscribed 'Tiverton 2022' on the reverse.

Wrote arts commission chairwoman Barbara Pelletier:

"Tiverton is such a spectacular place to live. The Tiverton Arts Council wants to help you enjoy this lovely season before winter keeps us indoors," she wrote. "To motivate you to go outdoors, enjoy nature and the fresh air, we are hiding (almost in plain sight), clay sunflowers as a reminder of the year and glory of summer. If you find one, and feel like sharing, post it on Facebook.

Those lucky enough to find a sunflower with a tag can bring it to Tiverton Town Hall (town manager's office), where it can be redeemed for a gift certificate from a local business.

Editor's note: The sunflowers are out there if you look, as Allysen Callery, wife of the Sakonnet Times editor, discovered Sunday at Fort Barton (see photo).