Longbranch Marina one early autumn morning. Photo: Ed Johnson, KP News
Blossoming Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia roundifolia) easily grown from seed, attract bees as pollen season ends. Photo: Ron Cameron
Plein-air painter Ray Steiner captures morning light at Longbranch. Photo: Ed Johnson, KP News
Filucy Bay at low tide. Photo: Ed Johnson, KP News
Though not native to the region, Nuttall’s cottontail has made itself at home. Photo: Chris Konieczny, KP News
Senior Cole McVay tries to pull down a pass during the Peninsula Seahawks season opener at home Sept. 6. They lost 21-6 to the Fighting Irish of O’Dea High School from Seattle. Photo: Ed Johnson, KP News
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