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PHOTOS OF THE DAY

Connecticut state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection gardeners Katie Lezon, right, and Kathy Kensel, center, plant alyssum while fellow gardener Kayle Williams, left, pulls weeds Friday, May 29, 2020, in the East Garden of Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Maintaining the Harkness gardens in Waterford

Alice Caron of Norwich receives flowers from Mayor Peter Nystrom after watching, from the deck of her home, all six Norwich fire departments and the police department drive by Thursday, May 28, 2020, for her 101st birthday. With Caron is her granddaughter, Erica Tremblay, center, partially blocked from view, and son-in-law, Ed Tremblay. Caron retired at age 97 from the Senior Resources Agency on Aging, where she helped seniors navigate Social Security and Medicare issues. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

A birthday bouquet to celebrate 101 years, in Norwich

Jack Perch, 5, of New London reaches with his net while wading Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Alewife Cove in New London with family friend Gigi Loucraft of Lebanon. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Exploring Alewife Cove in New London

A bumblebee works feverishly collecting nectar and pollen Thursday, May 28, 2020, among a line of rosa rugosa on Bay Street in Mystic. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Busy as a bee in Mystic

Connecticut Department of Transportation employees Skip Yeager, left, Mike Coulter and Joe Goodrich, seated, collect the old tide boards Thursday, May 28, 2020, from the Mystic River Bascule Bridge. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Out with the old, in with the new in Mystic

Katie Yeulenski, visiting from Massachusetts for the day, walks with her daughter Ellie, almost 2 years old, as a fog falls Wednesday morning, May 27, 2020, at Ocean Beach Park in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Even fog is beach weather in New London

Susan Curcio places a painted rock in the new Gratitude Garden outside Lawrence + Memorial Hospital's staff entrance before a ceremony Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Gratitude on display in new rock garden at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

Ray Navage, left, of Prospect and Dick Balanda of Watertown eat their lunch Wednesday, May 27, 2020, along the shore of the Connecticut River at Ferry Landing State Park in Old Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Lunch before launch in Old Lyme

Gareth Field of New London juggles Wednesday, May 27, 2020, as he walks along Ocean Avenue in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Juggling a walk in New London

Three men lounge Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in a skiff moored in the Connecticut River in the Great Island Wildlife Area in Old Lyme. Lynde Point Light in Old Saybrook can be seen in the distance. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Reclining on the river in OId Lyme

Friends Winnie Elenteny, left, of Stonington and Maddy Greenhouse of Clinton talk after eating lunch Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in front of the Stonington Free Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Having a friendly lunch in Stonington

Janice Gouvin, left, of North Stonington and Grace Dormer of Rhode Island collect dried seaweed Tuesday, May 26, 2020, along Dodge Paddock in Stonington. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

A little green work among friends in Stonington

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