David Ames plays on his guitar at his accustomed spot, at the entrance of First Parish Church Congregational on Main Street in Freeport. Ames is there, weather permitting, every day in the early afternoon. He also plays when needed during church services.

Tina Murphy holds up a carton of eggs that she sells for $2.50 a dozen from her home at 145 Elmwood Road in Pownal. Murphy, who has 144 chickens, said she often sells out.

On another busy summer day at the Irving Oil station on Mallet Drive in Freeport, vehicles line up to enter the lot.