Sumi – Beach Drive Blog’s Pet of the Week

November 19, 2008 by 4 Comments

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Sumi  and her owner doesn’t live "on" Beach Drive, but has walked it for 2+years from our home near Bar-s.  So we’re in the neighborhood, and have many friends along Beach Drive from our walks.  Here’s a picture of Sumi, my Portuguese Water Dog, Ms. Congeniality!!!  She loves people, and is a major flirt.  She now recognises uniforms of Fed Ex, UPS, USPS and will zero in on them knowing that the odds of a treat are pretty good! 

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Tonights Sunset

November 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment

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Save Money, the Planet and Help Your Community with CoolMom

November 12, 2008 by Leave a Comment
CoolMom has partnered with WestSide Baby and the West Seattle Food Bank as additional beneficiaries of this fundraiser!   Additionally, we’ll have paper turkeys (cut out from used cereal boxes mind you!) available to purchase for $2 to $20. All the proceeds from the turkey sale benefit the West Seattle Food Bank. The toy sale is the week before Thanksgiving.
"Save Money, the Planet, and help your Community!"
Hope to see you this Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Get the word out! Forward this to your friends or post it on forums/blogs. Want a printable flyer? Click here.
Laura Elfline
West Seattle Chapter co-Coordinator
Hot Planet Seeks Cool Moms
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Beach Drive Blog Pets of the Week: Ivy and Lily

November 12, 2008 by Leave a Comment

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The residents of ‘The Cat House’, Ivy, on the left, and Lily on the right, keep their humans (John and Carol) busy by hiding their toys all over the house.  They especially like to hide them under the couch and watch dad moving it to look underneath.

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Barking Dog Update: Wind and Wave Watch from 10pm-10am

November 11, 2008 by Leave a Comment

With the forecast worsening, I thought we should provide an update (as of 9:20pm tonight) from today’s Barking Dog Report:

City of Seattle Forecast:

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY…

TONIGHT…RAIN. BECOMING WINDY LATE. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…WINDY…RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…

TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN.

WED…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS EASING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH SOUND. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN.

Our next high tide is 11.2 feet at 4:22 am and then an 11.9 at 2:54pm.  Hopefully this report is just your like your neighborhood barking dog and nothing more…but since we try to keep up with this stuff, just thought we’d share it with you.

Filed Under: Safety, Weather

Barking Dog Report: Howling Winds through Wednesday morning with High Tides

November 11, 2008 by Leave a Comment

With the next high tide happening right now (2:22 pm @ 11.8) I think we’re going to Istock_000002610704medium_1 escape a "barking dog report" for today.  However I am a little concerned about the following high tides: tomorrow morning at 4:22 am @ 11.2 and again at 2:54 pm @ 11.9 feet.  Combine the high tides of 11.2 at 4am and howling 30mph winds gusting up to 40mph…I think it’s worthy to bark about.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

…GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…

TODAY…S WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.

TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.

WED…SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 4 OR 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN.

City of Seattle Forecast

TODAY…LOCALLY BREEZY THROUGH MID DAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25
MPH…EASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE.
TONIGHT…BECOMING WINDY WITH RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…WINDY…RAIN. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH MID DAY.

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Sub Siting

November 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Spied this morning by Beach Drive Blog’s newest contributer "The Scupper".   Who do you think would win this race: ferry vs. submarine?

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Wind and Waves

November 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment

This is not quite a "Barking Dog Report" but I thought it was worthy to point out the marine and city weather forecasts since we have higher tides.  Be sure to check the links as the forecast do change throughout the day.

Seattle Tides:

Mon: 7:54 am is low 4.7 and the next high tide of 11.6 at 1:51 pm dropping back down to 0.1 at 8:44 pm.

Tues: 3:30 am is 10.2 and another high at 2:22 p.m. of 11.8 dropping to a low -1.4 at 9:20 pm.

Weds: 4:22 am at 11.2 with a higher tide of 11.9 at 2:54 pm dropping down to -2.7 at 9:59 pm.

Thursday our high tides reach 11.9 and on Friday 12.3.  Check out more local tide info here.

Marine Forecast

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY…

TODAY…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUE…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN.

TUE NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.

WED…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

Seattle Forecast

TODAY…SOME LIGHT RAIN LIKELY THIS MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

VETERANS DAY…BREEZY…PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGHS 50 TO 55. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…BREEZY. PERIODS OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…BREEZY…RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH

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Check Out Your House on Google’s New Virtual Street Map

November 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Click the link below if the video is being buggy (and not appearing in this post).

View Larger Map

Filed Under: Beach Drive Homes

Meet Cheeto — BDB’s Pet of the Week

November 5, 2008 by 1 Comment

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Cheeto is a 5 month old Portuguese Water Dog. He has just finished puppy kindergarten and will show off his "sit", "lay down", and "shake hands" if you ask him. He loves to run in big loops on the beach and around the house, dig and bark, eat random things (socks, paper, shoes), and play with his people (Clyde and Susan).

Do you have a cute Beach Drive pet to feature on Pet of the Week?  Email a photo with their tail tale.

Photo by jbbphotography.

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