Graduates of Thomas College in Waterville march into the Alfond Athletic Center before commencement exercises Saturday, May 13. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Jerry Wilson, of North River Hathaway, finishes mowing the lawn around the blooming trees in the Hathaway parking lot in Waterville on Monday, May 15. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Messalonskee’s Gabrielle Davis reacts after clearing 6-foot-6 in the pole vault during a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference track and field meet in Farmington on Friday, May 12. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Colby College’s Clint Flippo, left, scores from third base on a passed ball as Middlebury College pitcher Alex Price covers the plate during a NESCAC baseball tournament game at Colby College in Waterville on Friday, May 12. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

With a field of garlic behind her, Erica Emery tosses weeds Monday, May 15, while working with her cattle dog Ripley at Rustic Roots Farm in Farmington. Emery and April Duval were weeding around onions that are growing near the garlic. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Rob Dugal with the Waterville Parks and Recreation Department drives a mower Wednesday near a rock sculpture at RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville. Dugal was leading a crew of four workers who were mowing the grounds. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Wayne Mason of Pittsfield talks Sunday, May 14, about his electric bike he’s equipped with horns from a Texas Longhorn. Mason, who was riding his bike through Pittsfield, said the horns have protected his side-view mirrors from damage. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Fishermen from Friendship Harbor catch alewives on the Sebasticook River below the Benton Falls Dam. Alewives have seen a resurgence in central Maine. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

A fisherman who asked not to be identified casts a shiner into Long Pond on Friday, May 12, from Peninsula Park in Belgrade. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal