Tom Swann surveys Minnehonk Lake as Susan Melcher paddles a raft Sunday near their home in Mount Vernon.

An eastern painted turtle retreats into its shell Monday while crossing a gravel bar in Augusta. Aside from warming in the sun, female turtles emerge on dry land in the late spring to lay eggs. Motorists should also be on the lookout for baby turtles, which also cross roads and parking lots to reach water.

A female common snapping turtle retreats to the Kennebec River Sunday after laying eggs in a sand pit in Hallowell.

Sam Hayes, 5, and Emily Hayes, 8, solicit customers Sunday while selling lemonade and cookies along the road at their Mount Vernon home.

Beth Sours, of West Gardiner, leads her trio of dogs back to her car in Hallowell on Thursday during a ride and run through the woods of Manchester and Hallowell. The veterinarian said she rode about ten miles with her pooch escorts.

Simera LeBlanc, left, and Katie Formanski, of Litchfield, share some sun Thursday on the bulkhead along the Kennebec River near LeBlanc’s home in Hallowell. The temperature reached into the mid 80s.

Dan Boyd, left, and his son, Gary, ride through Vassalboro Thursday with a pair of steeds during their nationwide tour of the United States on horseback. The riders have crossed several southern states since their journey commenced in September of 2012 and hope to cover the eastern seaboard this year. “The Lord put it in my heart,” Dan Boyd, a pastor from Kansas, said. “We plan to preach on the way.”

James Dunlop, of Richmond, holds a floor mat he purchased over his head Wednesday while exiting Home Depot in Augusta in pouring rain. The clouds are expected to dissolve by Thursday and temperatures may climb in to the 90s by Friday, according to forecasts. Dunlop said the mat will be placed in front of the sink at his home.

Mike Perisho rolls out the insect barrier to cover produce in the plot he cultivates with his girlfriend Wednesday in West Gardiner. Perisho rolled up the spring frost tarp that protected the vegetables while in the rain that is expected to conclude Thursday with warmer temperatures called for by Friday.

Mike Perisho rolls out the insect barrier to cover produce in the plot he cultivates with his girlfriend Wednesday in West Gardiner. Perisho rolled up the spring frost tarp that protected the vegetables while in the rain that is expected to conclude Thursday with warmer temperatures called for by Friday.