Blow down

On the fly: A bee hunts for nutrition with a pair of baskets filled with pollen on its hind legs Sunday in a Monmouth garden. Cooler temperatures and rain are called for this week, making the collection of winter subsistence more challenging for mammals and insects alike.

Winthrop native Tavis Hasenfus, left, accepts his certificate of admission to the Maine Bar from Kennebec County Superior Court deputy administrative clerk Penny Moore during a ceremony Monday at the Augusta court for new attorneys practicing in Maine.

Wolf Scout Ben Nathan, 7, of Hallowell blows his sailboat Thursday during Raingutter Regatta that Cub Scout Pack 647 held in Farmingdale.

Mary Hastings, of Chesterville, carries a pumpkin from the self pick patch at the Stevenson Farm Thursday in Wayne. Hastings collected 12 pumpkins with four generations of her family at the patch, which will be open for self selection every weekend through Halloween.

Wendy Elvin carries a basket full of sweet peppers she harvested Monday back to the stand at her family’s Readfield farm. A variety of gourds and produce is available at Elvin’s Farm every day through Halloween and on weekends until Thanksgiving, she said.

People gather around a sculpture Tuesday outside Jewett Hall at the University of Maine in Augusta following a dedication ceremony for the piece titled “Imperfection is the Greatness of Man.” Students devoted five months to creating the sculpture, which was relocated from the Viles Arboretum to its new permanent location on the campus green.

Richmond Middle School students watch exchange student Satoko Suwanai, 16, perform a traditional Japanese dance Tuesday at the school in Richmond. The school hosted 10 teenagers and four chaperones participating in the annual exchange with Hall-Dale High School. Richmond students learned about Japanese origami, music and tea ceremonies in addition to dance. Richmond schools began teaching Japanese last year, according to principal Steve Lavoie.

Canada geese rise from the Kennebec River in Chelsea today, on the first day of waterfowl hunting season in Maine.

Whitefield Elementary School students take collective bites out of apples Thursday during a celebration of the locally grown fruit.