A rose flaunts its fleeting beauty in a garden on June 20 in Snohomish. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

A creative approach to speeders by a neighbor in the 1500 block of Grand Avenue in Everett catches the eyes of skateboard passersby Guadalupe Aguirre (nearest) and Ray Macias, both 22 and friends from Monroe. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Kamiak’s Alvin Kim watches the ball after teeing off during the Tom Dolan Memorial Invitational golf tournament at Everett Golf & County Club on April 8. Kim finished first with 67 and -5. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Seattle Storm head coach Dan Hughes stands in the spotlight before the game against the Los Angeles Sparks at Angel of the Winds Arena on June 21 in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

A waterway leads into Otter Island off of Steamboat Slough in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Mateo Corona-Alfaro (left), alongside driver Mirko Spasojevic, race in the soapbox during Challenge Race 2019 at Lynnwood Elementary School on June 22. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

A horse named Dreamer poses for a portrait at the Forest Park Animal Farm in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Tiffany Teasdale, co-owner of Lynnwood Gun & Ammunition, talks about new requirements that take effect July 1. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Mallory Galash (left) Alethea Kendrick (center) and Valerie Hackett have been bartending at The Bine in Bothell since the day it opened in August 2017. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Carrying a scrapbook filled with photos and memories of former students, special education teacher Susan Dow is ready to leave her Monroe High classroom for the last time. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

While some of the girlhood friends tell stories at a picnic table further down, Glen Allen (facing) bends the ear of Hugh Minor, 91, as the Snohomish High School class of 1942 meets at Hill Park to have lunch and visit during a lively annual class reunion. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd tries to get around Los Angeles Sparks’ Alana Beard during the game at Angel of the Winds Arena on June 21 in Everett. More photos here. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

In May, 100 rentable e-scooters were placed in Everett and since have been whizzing down sidewalks in the city. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

Emily Martinek (nearest right) reads her lines as she plays the troll in “The Three Billy Boats Gruff” on June 26 at the Knights of Columbus hall in Everett. Nick Butler, playing the biggest goat, approaches the bridge at left. The talent show was staged by All Aboard, a nonprofit group that provides social and educational services to adults with special needs. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Staff who’ll be overseeing kids at Camp Killoqua this summer sing a song June 20, thanking donors for a capital campaign that raised almost $2.2 million for local Camp Fire programs. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

AquaSox’s Robert Perez (center) is congratulated by teammate Luis Joseph at Funko Field on June 23. Both Perez and Carter Bins (left) scored on the play. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)