Talk’n Lings and Shrimp’n in the hood this week!

 Have I mentioned lately just how great this time of year is around here??? Ling cod season opened this glorious morning with boats swarming the south Alki Rock Pile or what we call “Mediation Reef” from an earlier post. Popular Ling Cod fishery located just off the 4800 block of Beach Drive … and if that wasn’t enough excitement to float your boat, the short Spotted Shrimp...

Coast Guard performing exercises off of Beach Drive

 Happening now… Coast Guard Exercise Update 7:11 pm.  This photo was provided to us by one of our readers,...

Orson Memorial Water Bowl unveiling Monday 4/15/13 at 7PM (water fountain @ Emma Schmitz Overlook Park)

 If we had a category for this post it would read “Just for the helluvit”! The idea comes from an unknown kind soul that planted a purple bowl beneath the drinking fountain last year for all our 4 legged friends to drink out of. That bowl must have blown away during one of the winter storms so… we want to pay it forward this year with a stainless dog bowl in memory of an old friend named Orson...

Spring seal pup beached near sidewalk at Emma Schmitz Viewpoint

A Beach Drive resident & his dog kept a tight perimeter around the site of a snoozing young seal pup this morning. He quickly acted on the situation by alerting Seal Sitters which he happened to volunteer with in a prior year. Gordon with his Collie named Sophie coordinate with Seal Sitter volunteer Pup worked it’s way up sliver of beach   Stairs to lower section of Emma Schmitz closed off...

High speed sub making wake past Winslow

 Spied this sub around 9:30 this morning making it’s way north with a Coast Guard escort. Photo is less than detailed from our distance but the telescope spotted a couple of people with orange vests riding on top…   Estimate speed around 20...

Great day for a beach cleanup

 A dozen or so folks from a young organization named Operation Sound Beach stormed public beaches along Beach Drive this afternoon.  The group is centered out of Snohomish County and mentioned that this is as far south as they’ve been… so far.  If you happen to pass by them this afternoon, please give them your appreciation for the fine volunteer work! Operation Sound Beach is a...

Watch for spectacular “spray” tomorrow on Beach Drive

Mother Nature’s elements are lining up for quite the show after mid-night tonight & through Friday afternoon. A marine forecast calling for near gale force winds combined with tides ranging from 6 to 10 feet is the recipe for huge spray coming off Beach Drive bulkheads. Unlike last December’s storm which flooded several homes along the coastline, tomorrow’s tides are several feet...

Twas a perfect night for launching Chinese lanterns

 Spotted this couple lighting off lanterns in a light easterly wind at 10:30...

Another one bites the dust…

 The newest victim falling to a wrecking ball (back hoe) is 5037 Beach Drive SW. Per King County Assessor, this 2,680 sf  home was built in 1954… Before After I don’t see any loss of historic value here on this one but I’d love to see it’s “beachy” neighbors hang in there for at least another 100 years!   “Beachy neighbor” Scupper, reporting for Beach...

Sailboat taking on water near Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park

 An older model tri-moran has nearly beached itself for repairs off off Beach Drive… The captain mentioned that it is NOT an emergency and was hoping to score an extra bilge pump to rid the water. He later explained that the leak was from the area of the auxiliary motor well and will probably need to beach the boat on a sandy bar for patching the leak. He went on to say “good thing for the extra...

Last seen heading south over Beach Drive SW

Finally had the camera to capture a resident Bald Eagle chowing on a salmon near 4700 block of Beach Drive.  The chase was on after being spooked off the beach by a passing truck…   Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive...

And they call it… Puppy Love!

As my dog was leaving wee-mail on a nearby telephone pole, I thought I was about to read another “missing pet” sign to report on Beach Drive Blog. It was pleasant surprise to see this instead…   Along with this personal note from momma Chloe…   These pups are from Setter Ridge Kennels out of Clinton WA. Their website had this to say about the breed… English Setters love...

Scupper’s chase of sirens leads to Ducks

After a day of historic flooding on Beach Drive SW, this was a small fire that the waves didn’t put out tonight… 5200 Block of Beach Drive One of the three fire truck responders told us that a small fire broke out in a planter on the upper deck of this home. Damage was thankfully minimal. Wazzu by-stander had no comment. Scupper, reporting for beach Drive...

This weekend’s King Tides become a Royal Pain?

West Seattle Herald recently wrote about the King Tides that will be topping out at 13 feet along our shoreline this weekend…  So called King Tides (a non-scientific term) simply refers to the very highest tides. They occur when the earth, moon and sun are aligned at perigee (when the moon is closest to earth) and perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun), resulting in the largest tidal range...

Resident chases off prowlers breaking into trailered boat

Appears that your fishing/pleasure boats may have been safer in the water than on land.  A neighbor’s off of SW Angeline (4700 block of Beach Drive) thwarted an attempted theft by prowler(s) rummaging under the canvas cover of their trailered boat on Tuesday.  The incident was reported to the police but haven’t heard of any arrests.  Probably a good idea to remove any semi-attached...

Beach Drive dog finds “Spirit Log”

Found this great carving while walking along the waterfront path at Lincoln Park. Scupper Jr’s  natural pull to the beach (which of course, I fully resist) landed us here… Disclaimer: Said dog never set a paw on highly enforced beach or artwork/graffiti depending on who’s side you’re on per WSB post. While this particular carving has been fully documented on West Seattle Blog, a long...

Did you ever see “Spot Run” on Beach Drive?

If you lived around Beach Drive SW in the 50′s & 60′s, one of these children’s book characters may have been modeled after you! As it turns out, a famous author named Elizabeth Rider Montgomery lived in this home located in the 4800 block of Beach Drive SW.  The address has changed around a  little but this is where Elizabeth wrote/collaborated on many of her books. Moved onto...

“Then and Now”

Found these pictures while cruising through the Seattle Municipal Archive Photo Collection and had to share… Lincoln Park Swimming Pool 1925 Lincoln Park Swimming Pool (Colman Pool) 2012 Must have been a great place for Beach Drive residents to pack up their new Model T’s and have a picnic! Beach Drive 1926 … or head up the hill to take the trolley to Endolyne and hike down to the pool. Note...

This Italian beauty has mahogany skin, classic lines and just turned 50!

So there I was sitting out on the deck minding my own business when I hear this beautiful thunder just off the shore of Beach Drive. As I spun my head around, there she was, flying in the water with the classic rooster-tail and rumble that prompted my childhood buddies and I to drag boat shaped wooden blocks behind our stingray bikes! Her name is Sentimental Hayes and has a proud new owner, Pat Price. Pat tells me...

Hammerheads, Humbolt Squid and now this… Opah!

A very unusual fish was recently caught of the coast of Washington – Hawaiian Opah! Opah is normally caught in warm Pacific Ocean waters near Hawaii.But, this one was caught by Lou Javet while line fishing on his 42' Troller 32 miles off the Washington coast when he hooked into a sight that he had never seen before fishing here in the Pacific Northwest.   Lou, a professional fisherman,...