PHOTO: A shining moment in the sun on the North Olympic Peninsula

Kirk Peterson of Port Angeles, center, holds the hand of his great-granddaughter, Ella Holland, 2½, as his granddaughter, Sheena Peterson of Port Angeles, right, takes a photo with a cellphone during an outing Tuesday along the beach at Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams near Sequim. Temperatures reached into the mid-40s across much of the North Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday with warmer conditions expected by weekend as the winter season nears its end. Spring officially begins at 2:58 p.m. March 20. For the full five-day forecast, see Page B6.