What type of bug is this?

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Apparently this creature has blue wings and landed on my husband by Jacobsen… any idea what type of insect this is?

Happening Now: Jacobsen closed for Downed Tree

Jacobsen (approx. 4700 and Beach Drive SW) is closed for a large tree that started coming down earlier today.  Crews are on location to finish removing the rest of the tree.

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NOTE:  Jacobsen reopened a few hours after this post.

Fire in Olympic National Forest seen from Beach Drive

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Hopefully nobody is harmed in this fire that is reported to be 3 acres and expected to grow. It should make for an incredible sunset tonight.

LOST: Keys

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We noticed this sign posted around the 4000 block of Beach Drive today.

Osprey by Emma Schmitz View Point

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I'm guessing this osprey is a juvenile.

Beautiful Sunset from Wednesday Night

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Thwarted Burglary on Beach Drive

Thanks to a watchful neighbor, a burglery was stopped earlier this week (on Wednesday afternoon) on the 5900 block of Beach Drive.  From the neighbor's email:

A young man about 18-20 years old was taking items from the residence (flat screen TV, stereo equipment, computer equipment, etc) and was putting them in his car parked in front of the house.  I observed this from across the street and asked him what he was doing, and his response was “I’m taking these things because they owe me money”.  I called 911 and was speaking to the dispatcher when the individual brought out the family dog and put it in his car also.  Another note is that the car had no license plates.  The police arrived and arrested the suspect and then brought their K-9 unit to search for his accomplices who fled into the neighborhood.  I spoke to one police officer who said the suspect had a military type stun-gun and a 14” knife on his possession when arrested.

The suspects car is red in the photo below.

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 Handcuffed suspect being taken away by the Seattle Police.

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A huge tip of the hat to John for this information.  Remember, you can always call 9-1-1 if you see something that doesn't seem right.

Sea lion in the mist

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It's so foggy out, I had to turn off my auto-focus on my camera.  I'm hoping this sea lion is still around when the fog lifts!

Otter snacking on a Fish

This otter didn’t notice us watching as he dined on this fish.

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Tidelines with Waterfront Properties

With a low tide of -2 this afternoon at 11:55 this morning, many folks venture out to the tidelands.  If you live on the water, do you know how much of the tidelands you own? Tim Daniels, Chief Title Officer with The Talon Group, explains how legal descriptions work  in this short video: Seattle Tidelands.  This video was actually filmed just off Beach Drive.