Top photo: Bright sunshine on Wednesday helps to temper a cold and blustery wind as these youngsters get outdoors to enjoy some hockey after school on the pond at Portland’s Deering Oaks. We can expect another dose of sunshine today, with temperatures reaching into the high 20s.

Bottom photo: Eric Yemma, foreground, and David Parker take practice shots on goal at dusk Wednesday at Rogers Pond in Kennebunk.

John Ewing/Staff Photographer