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STILL LIFE: Sprinkler sprite

The hot weather brought out a sprinkler for Emiko Peck, seen running through the water to cool off, at her home in Waterville on a hot and muggy Sunday. Emiko and her sister, Mimako, ran from sprinkler to kiddie pool to ward of the heat.

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STILL LIFE: Up and away

The W. H. Green & Sons crane company brought in a second crane to successfully remove the steeple from the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Waterville on Wednesday. The church will be torn down for a housing project.

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STILL LIFE: Field of flags

Heather and Ralph Merrow on Sunday set out to dry, at their home in Waterville, some of the 500 American flags that were left over after members of Boy Scout Troop 436 placed them on graves of veterans at the Maine Veterans Cemetery in Augusta recently.

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SNAPSHOT: Love taps

A downy woodpecker pecks a stop sign on Cottage Street in Fairfield this week. According to nearby homeowner Trevison Hardy, the bird began his daily routine of beating the sign a month ago. The metal tapping noise can be heard a long way off. “He does it every day and all day,” Hardy said. “I think it’s funny.” Hardy added the bird may be trying to attract a mate.

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STILL LIFE: Love taps

A downy woodpecker pecks a stop sign on Cottage Street in Fairfield this week. According to nearby homeowner Trevison Hardy, the bird began his daily routine of beating the sign a month ago. The metal tapping noise can be heard a long way off. “He does it every day and all day,” Hardy said. “I think it’s funny.” Hardy added the bird may be trying to attract a mate.