Pummelled

Driving on the beach is not without its consequences.

Committed

Bal Tim Jr., 5, of Seattle plays in the sand as his father hunts razor clams at Roosevelt Beach.

Foodball Skaters

Aberdeen High School students organized a Saturday night skate at Harborena in Hoquiam as a fundraiser for Foodball, the annual competitive foodbank benefit. I tried to get a motion shot of these two girls with the skating bobcat (Aberdeen's mascot), and got this shot when I was setting up the lights. Usually I hate the green from the fluorescents, but I like it here!

Pygmy Owl

An adult pygmy owl visited the kids at the Hoquiam Library's pre-school story time.

Local Artist

Aberdeen High School grad Roxi Copland came home from Vancouver, BC to play a show at the D&R Theater in Aberdeen.

Prison Compost

Stafford Creek Correctional Center composts all of its organic waste on site, around 500 tons per year. In this photo, inmate Josh Nygren holds a handful of finished compost during a tour organized by the Grays Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

Tackle

Photo Illustration

To accompany a piece about bullying.

Affectionate Cat

Animal handler Dave Coleburn gets a rub from one of a pair of 8-month-old mountain lion siblings he brought to the Grays Harbor County Fair. He's got the kittens' parents on his property in Anacortes and has looked after the pair since birth.

Kite Gangster

Andy Sias, the owner of Ocean Shores Kites, brandishes one of the store's rubber band guns.