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A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) alights on a buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentals) along the edge of the pond in the Connecticut College Arboretum Monday, July 15, 2019. The 750-acre arboretum contains 5,984 scientifically documented living plants in its collections representing 809 taxa as 2,537 trees, 3,413 shrubs, and 34 vines. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

A paradise for butterflies

People share a laugh Friday, July 12, 2019, while stopped along New London's Waterfront Park on opening night of Sailfest. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Sailfest begins

Whole lotta hoopla in Stonington

Joe Hancock, quartermaster for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 189 in New London, obscured, and his brother, auxiliary member Bob Hancock, place a flag on the fire Wednesday, July 10, 2019, during a flag retirement ceremony. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Retiring Old Glory

Ella Ververis, 8, reaches for her order from Mike Powers, left, while she and her father, Tim Ververis, and sister, Madilynn Gruss, 10, and others visit the Flavor King ice cream truck Tuesday, July 9, 2019, during its stop at Gutherie Beach in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Getting a taste of summer

People get some sun Tuesday, July 9, 2019, while aboard a sailboat moored off shore from New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Sun on the water

Haley Sharack, a transformational wellness, optimal health and embodiment coach, leads a summer outdoor yoga class Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Exercise by the sea

Dianne Daniels paints the columns of her 1865 Greek Revival house Tuesday, July 9, 2019, on Union Street in Norwich. Daniels, who purchased the home in 1998 with her husband, Al, says this is

Greek Revival revival

Nicole Hirchart holds her son Antonio Gonzalez, 4, to peer through the coin-operated siteseeing binoculars at the end of the Custom House Pier in New London Monday, July 8, 2019 as daughter Yazmarissa Jimenez, 2, not pictured, naps in her stroller. Hirchart says the pier is among her son's favorite spots, even in winter, and today he delighted in spotting an egret wading in the shallows. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Seeing sites

The cargo ship Lisa Auerbach moves through the Thames River as visitors to UConn Avery Point walk along the water on Monday, July 8, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Waterfront view

Kayakers and paddle boarders ply the waters of the Mystic River off Schooner Wharf in Mystic Monday, July 8, 2019. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Perfect day for a paddle

Durell Rogers, an employee of Savin Rock Entertainment, stands atop the

Sailfest setup

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