Shig Otani checks on his dutch bulbs in one of the greenhouses on the Bryn Mawr property. "When you're the owners, you get to work seven days a week," Shig said during a rare pause in work.

Doug, left, his uncle Shig and cousin Sue Otani work together on poinsettia orders in the break room of their family-run floral business.

Shig Otani displays the root system of one of their plants.

Sue Otani, Shig's daughter and Toni's niece, takes pride in the family business. Some of the poinsettias, on which the Otani family has built its reputation, stand as tall as a person.

Hod Otani and his wife, Betty, run a similar greenhouse five miles away.

Christina Hay, 8, left, and her brother Westly Hay, 7, along with sisters Brittany, 9, and Jordyn Wintersole, 6, play at West HIll Community Center.

Aaron Brown, 15, from Skyway, practices an hour every day at Skyway Bowl, where he also works part-time. His current average is 211.

Ben Le, 17, who moved to the United States four years ago, and his teacher Sabrina Richardson, move a steer into a corral. Le is participating in the King Co. training program.

Svetlana Lats, 14, who moved from Ukraine to the United States more than a year ago, is in a horticulture program in Skyway. The program is for English as a second language high school students.

Rachel Tomchik, 9, left, and Tahleah Tolbert, 8, fool around between swim instruction sessions at Lakeridge Swim Club.

Katherine Miccile, 6, occupies herself while her mom finishes shopping at MinterŐs Earlington Greenhouse on West Hill.

Tong Rattenbooth has worked at Evergreen Foliage and Moss Inc. in Skyway for four years. The business bucks the retailing and service trend.

Riaz Qureshi, who owns Skyway Produce & Grocery, had his window broken out for the fifth time in four years.

With hard work and the will to survive, Paul Farrington, left, and Ron Minter turned a 60-year-old nursery into a thriving enterprise.

Kris Sletten, a lifeguard at Lakeridge Swim Club, hangs out the flag to signal that they are open.