Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Contestants Have Been Announced…and…

And I'm proud to say that one contestant for Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu is none other than Miss Kelsey Porter, my step-daughter.  Here are all the lovely ladies in alphabetical order.  

Kelsey Bills

Bills

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 Victoria Ferrulli

Victoria

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Melanie FreyMelanie

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Kelsey Porter

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Rosemary Anne Ko Unite

Unite

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You can read their bios here Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Candidates bios 1 and here Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Candidates bios 2 

A Beautiful Day for a Sail Boat Race in Seattle

It appears the Seattle Yacht Club is having a Regatta around Vashon and Maurey Island today.   This is the second race in a series of three.  The last of the Tri-Island will be Blake Island on June 5, 2010.  I can't wait!

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I'll be updating this post with more photos.
 

Just Crusing By

It looks like we have the Seattle Yacht Club racing in our back yards today…a post will follow.   While I've been happily snapping photos of the sailboats on this beautiful sunny Seattle day, I noticed this Army Tug.

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I believe it's the LT 802 MGen. Henry Knox 1994 …but I'm not 100% certain.   Do you know?

West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day

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Homes across West Seattle will be taking place on this sunny day in a community garage sale.  Are you having a garage sale around the Beach Drive neighborhood?    If so, feel free to share your garage sale local in the comments section below or on our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/beachdriveblog

Safety and Our Roads

This message is from Brenda who commented on a recent post:

It's that time of year when more and more people are outside enjoying our neighborhood. Please remember that 61st Ave. SW may be a short cut to Admiral Way but it is not a freeway to Admiral Way. There are families that live on 61st AVE SW that need to get their cars in and out of their driveways. There are children out on bikes, skateboards, or roller skates. There are elderly that take slow strolls, There are dogs and cats that may have sneaked out of their yards. As you drive by keep a look out! Most importantly, PLEASE SLOW DOWN! Thank you.

I couldn't agree more. 

During summer months, the traffic on Beach Drive and neighborhood roads increases dramatically.  I'm often sadly amazed how fast I see people of all ages drive in our residential neighborhood.

If those of us who live here just drive the actual speedlimit, it may discourage visitors from using Beach Drive and 61st as a speedway to or from Alki.    It starts with us.

Last nights incredible sunset

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Last Night’s Sunset following the Storm

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I don't mind a blustery day when it's followed by a beautiful sunset, do you?

If you think it’s windy now…Wind Advisory starting at 11:00 pm tonight

Check out this forecast:

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT MONDAY…

TONIGHT…BECOMING WINDY. RAIN…TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS LATE. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.

MONDAY…WINDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.

MONDAY NIGHT…WINDY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH…DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND WAVES N PART. PERIODS OF RAIN.

MON…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 TO 30 KT N PART. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

MON NIGHT…S PART…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. N PART…NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.

Next tides (updated):

seattletides  Next tides (5:00 am): high at 08:01 A 8.99ft., low at 02:58 P -0.58ft., high at 10:37 P 10.98ft. #seattle

It Must Be Opening Day of Boating Season

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My guess is they're fishing for ling cod.

Squid?

Through my telescope, I thought I saw a squid during today's very low tide. 

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You can see how his tenticle goes beyond the lady's right foot.  My hubby thinks it's just a starfish…but through the telescope, this really appeared to look more like a squid. 

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Did anyone else see this today?