Cruising // Under the watchful eye of her father, Tommy Davis, young Luci cruises on her bicycle along the 500 block of South Davis Avenue during a sunny spell on Memorial Day weekend in the West End. Please see additional holiday photos, Page B3.

Sun-loving daisy in West End

Memorial Day weekend 2016 // Between the sun and the showers, Memorial Day weekend was a time for reflection and remembrance of family members who have died and those in the military who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Hundreds of people attended the 60th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony sponsored by the Commonwealth of Virginia and American Legion District 11 at the Virginia War Memorial on South Belvidere Street in Richmond. Shane Paris Kennedy, 3, in the arms of his mother, Diana Kennedy, at Monday’s ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial. Below left, the eternal flame burns at the feet of the statue of Memory. Flowers and a flag adorn a crypt in the mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Henrico County.

The ceremony included presentation of wreaths by more than 40 organizations, music by the 392nd Army Band from Fort Lee and St. Andrew’s Legion Pipes and Drums and speeches by retired Admiral John C. Harvey Jr., state Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, and James E. Chapman, commander of the American Legion’s Virginia Department.

The weekend traditionally marks the start of summer, with cookouts, fishing, water sports and other outdoor fun. People across the Richmond area took advantage of city parks and the James River to enjoy the long weekend with family and friends.

Jerome Ruffin prepares burgers last Saturday for his family’s annual Memorial Weekend cookout in Byrd Park. Above, Larry Smith shows off his catch at Chapel Island Park in the East End.

He threw the sunfish back because of its size.

Lynnara Brice, 7, relaxes on the James River last Saturday with her family, from left, Rich Green, Sandra Gebhardt and Alexander Brice.