As temperatures start to rise and the sun begins to shine again in the Pacific Northwest, the first official day of spring is Thursday.

Naketa Williams and 18 month old Demari Basnight enjoy the sun while swinging at Allan Yorke Park on Wednesday, March 12. Blaine Sauro spent the afternoon practicing skate boarding tricks. And Kevin and Tyler Baker search the grounds at the park with their metal detector as on lookers watch near by.

All photos in slideshow by Sarah Wehmann