All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
The local economy is not ruffling the feathers of this happy couple I reported on earlier this month. The nest appears finised (at least as far as I can tell) and they take turns keeping it cozy.
I’m not very familiar with Barn Swallows so I have no idea if we should be expecting a feathered family soon. I just enjoy watching and listening to them. I really hope this home doesn’t become another Beach Drive teardown.
I love it when pets and humans are reunited:
"Our cat Samantha just walked in the door. I have no idea where she was for over 24 hours. We sure are glad to have her home. Thanks for your help."
BDB is happy to help!
Update 7/21/2008: Samantha is back home.
Our kitty Samantha escaped from the house yesterday evening and we haven’t been able to find her. We live at 4700’s Beach Dr. Our kitty is a female blue abyssinian cat. You can contact us if you happen to see her. We miss her very much.
According to his Human, Dino has lots of admirers and loves all his canine buddies that he sees along Beach Drive every morning and evening on walks. He was also the inaugural "Pet of the Week" in the West Seattle Herald when that column was unveiled. Dino is very loving and has the sweetest disposition. His nickname is the KING, because he is one!
Do you have a pet you would like to have featured on Beach Drive Blog’s Pet of the Week? Send me an email with your jpeg photo.
From this morning…at yawn, 3am. This Friday is a full moon…I’ll have to have my tri-pod set up to get a better photo.
Today, from 10 am – 8 pm by the Delridge Home Depot, is your opportunity to let our local Seattle Police Officers that we appreciate their work in protecting our neighborhoods and families. This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to our community for those who dedicate so much for us. West Seattle Blog has more information here.
Don’t forget, 2008 Seattle Night Out is Tuesday, August 5. We just a couple weeks to plan for this fun event with neighbors–who’s in? This year, the SPD is participating with Office of Emergency Management’s SNAP (Seattle Neighborhood Actively Prepare) to help inform us on emergency preparedness for our neighborhoods. Watch for an email soon regarding this event.
This warning about foxtails is from Beach Drive neighbor, Sandi:
Last Friday our dog Tazi got into the foxtail plants across from La Rustica and got covered with Foxtail "spikelets". One of the "spikelets" got into his ear canal. He went absolutely CRAZY !!!
We didn’t know what was wrong as there was nothing visibly wrong so we initially thought he had been stung by a wasp or something. Then he went into a state where he just kept shaking his head and crying. We still thought it might be a bee or wasp sting. By about 5 pm, we decided to take him to the Vet and found out it was a Foxtail Spikelet that had worked it’s way down so far that the sharp "point" had contacted his ear drum. If we hadn’t gotten it removed it would have punctured his ear drum. It ended up costing over $350 to get it out of his ear and he had to be sedated because the pain was so bad and it was so close to his ear drum !!!! $85 of the cost was because we took him up Friday night to have it checked AFTER he had eaten, so we couldn’t get it removed that night because the wouldn’t sedate him with food in his stomach. We had to wait until the next day,
so there was an additional charge as well as the anti-inflammatory and pain killer medicine to get him through the night before we could take him back to the vet on Saturday Morning.
All Pet owners should be aware that this is a VERY DANGEROUS plant and it can KILL a dog or cat if it the spikelet gets into the wrong orifice (and Tazi is short hair). Sandi
Photos from Wikipedia. Click here for more information about Foxtails.
Get them while supplies last: "They Yell at Clams" T-Shirts modeled here (cute girls not included) for $14.95.
The artwork is created by local Beach Drive artist, Steve Klinkel and reflects the story of the unsung clam, as told by the Beach Drive Babbler.
Click the logo to the right, under sponsors, to watch the video: They Yell at Clams. And order yours today while supplies last.
My husband, aka The Junior Reporter for Beach Drive Blog, noticed this work crew from REI volunteering at Emma Schmidts Memorial View Point earlier today. They certainly picked a nice day for it!
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