Anabella Laird inspects a piece of “Pottery for Pets” pottery donated by artists at Natchez Clay. The pottery was not priced, so buyers could make donations to the Natchez-Adams County Humane Society in exchange for a piece of pottery during the Mae and Friends annual lemonade and cookie stand Friday. (Mary Kathryn Carpenter / Natchez Democrat)

The Mae and Friends Lemonade and Cookie Stand stands strong outside the Natchez Convention Center. The lemonade stand has raised more than $30,000 for the shelter since its first day of business. (Mary Kathryn Carpenter / Natchez Democrat)