One of the artistically decorated mortarboards on a University of Maine at Farmington graduate is seen as students wait May 6 in the parking lot at Narrow Gauge Amphitheater in Farmington prior to the start of graduation. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Melissa Hue talks about the Ivory Coast on May 11 at the Let Diversity Shine event at LA Arts on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. Hue was one of several presenters who spoke about their heritage, culture and food at the event put on by the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council and LA Arts to celebrate the diversity of the people who call Lewiston home. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

After fielding a great throw from deep in the outfield, Spruce Mountain catcher Eli Moffett swings around with his glove and dives in time to tag out Oak Hill’s Ethan Vattaso as he tagged up from third and tried to score during a May 6 doubleheader in Livermore Falls. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Tiana Morgan of Mechanic Falls picks tulips May 10 at Chipman’s Upick Tulips in Poland. Morgan said she comes to pick every year with her grandmother, Judy Lombard of Turner. Tomi Chipman Ricker planted more than 20,000 tulip bulbs last fall on the Chipman Farm on Range Hill Road. “We have about a two-week window. It’s very quick,” Chipman Ricker said about the colorful field. Pick your own hours are Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cheyenne Murphy, right, and Selena Davila pick dandelions May 8 at Chestnut Street Park in Auburn. “Dandelions are my mother’s favorite flower,” Davila says. “Since Mother’s Day is coming up, Cheyenne and I thought we would give Mother’s Day presents early.” Murphy, 7, and Davila, 11, are students at Washburn Elementary School in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Laura Grams, left, Karen Lipovsky and Jane Mitchell sing in the front row May 8 during the Maine Music Society’s rehearsal for this weekend’s “Broadway Meets Hollywood” performance at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

A bumblebee fills up on nectar and pollen from a rhododendron May 7 at the Barker Mill Arms Apartments on Mill Street in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal