A monarch butterfly collects pollen from a flower in a garden on Mill Street in Auburn Thursday afternoon.
)ne of the most famous and well known swords is that of ancient Rome, the Gladius. Sam Salvati, a well known blacksmith from Maryland demonstrates techniques on grinding down the edge to his students. Their solid block of metal they started with at the beginning of the week are starting to take shape during their week long Forged Gladius class at New England School of Metalwork in Auburn Wednesday afternoon. The world famous school has ongoing classes throughout the year. For more information on upcoming classes and workshops visit http://www.newenglandschoolofmetalwork.com/
A slow start and warm weather late in the season means apples are a little behind this year but ready to be picked and many orchards, like Ricker Hill Orchards, have opened to for the public to come pick their own.
