All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
Why it’s the Voodoo Lily (aka Dragon Lily) of course! We have several in our yard…I noticed that one had bloomed yesterday afternoon when my nose picked up the distinct smell of rotting meat.
For more information on this pretty (smelly) plant, check out these websites:
http://www.paghat.com/voodoolily.html
http://www.plantdelights.com/Tony/bizarre.html
http://daviswiki.org/Dragon_Lily
If you decide to add this to your garden, I suggest planting it away from your doors and patios!
June 23, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm,
West Seattle High School Theater, 3000 California Ave. SW
The Hanukkah Eve Windstorm of 2006 was another wake up call for many West Seattle residents and neighborhoods…are we really ready as a peninsula community for the next "big one"?
The Southwest Police Precinct Advisory Council has been concerned about this and working to facilitate emergency preparedness though local community groups. As a result, on Saturday, June 23, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., they will be holding a public meeting on West Seattle Emergency Preparedness. The event will take place at the West Seattle High School Theater and commons area.
To refresh memories on the significance of preparedness, keynote speaker Ken Jones, KING-5 News Senior Photographer, will share his experiences in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. After an overview of the Office of Emergency Managements new citizen preparedness program Seattle Neighbors Actively Prepare (SNAP), West Seattle specific information will be provided by the West Seattle Police Precinct, the Seattle Fire Department and community sheltering locations.
Communications information will be provided by the West Seattle team of the Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service, which is the HAM radio citizen network organized for emergency support, Jack Mayne of the West Seattle Herald, and internet use suggestions from the West Seattle Blogger.
Several examples of differing levels of community preparedness will also be presented, featuring a speaker from Vashon Be Prepared, one of the best organized community groups in the area.
The final part of the workshop will have people break out into their geographic areas and neighborhood groupings, so they can talk about what might be done to help their neighborhood be prepared for what might come next.
This event is also sponsored by the Southwest and Delridge District councils, which are made up of 17 different community groups. Program details are available at www.morganjunction.org or by calling Cindi Barker at 206-933-6968.
Just a neighborly reminder that all day today, Tully’s is donating 20% of all store revenue to support the JP Patches statue fund and Children’s Hospital. Drink up!
WSB just posted information about a bunch of trees that are slated to come down over Beach Drive, below a house on Atlas…to read more, click here.
Update June 18, 2007…I just came across this article in the Seattle PI about how Seattle is trying to protect trees.
Some of the damaged West Seattle trees were on private land; others were within the Me-Kwa-Mooks Park southeast of Alki Point.
City leaders are trying to re-green Seattle by saving older trees and planting new ones on public and private property. But it’s an uphill battle to grow the city’s tree canopy. The amount of tree cover in Seattle has withered from 40 percent in 1972 to about 18 percent today, city officials said.
And they called it puppy love…
This is posted on a telephone pole by Starbucks on Alki.
I can’t imagine the photos passengers on the party boat have of the sub just passing through the Puget Sound last night.
This photo was captured yesterday pretty close to the low tide of -3.7.
High tide was 12.0. This weekend features some of the lowest tides of the year! If you’re not going to the Fremont Fair to celebrate the Summer Solstice…hanging out at home and walking the beach is a very nice option.
Redfin recently did a comparison of what a couple of condos on Beach Drive sold for…if you would like to read more, click here.
I’m not sure what side of the street the units are on (some address numbers are odd and others are even).
On Tuesday, June 19, 2007…all day long…Tully’s will donate 20% of all store revenue to support the JP Patches statue fund and Children’s Hospital.
Please support your local clown and Puget Sound treasure. We have Tully’s conveniently on Alki and Fauntleroy in West Seattle.
Or…you can purchase a Patches Pal Paver and have your name along side 
this beautiful statue to be located in Fremont. The statue will have JP and long time friend, Gertrude standing next to ICU2 TV. The TV will have a slot to accept donations for Children’s Hospital and any surplus funds raised to build the statue will also benefit Children’s.
These photos are from the unveiling of the future statue that took place earlier this year during February in Fremont.
My husband surprised me the following month when JP Patches appeared at my 
birthday party! Yes…obviously, I’m a Patches Pal. And I (along with many) adore JP. I remember watching him on KIRO in the wee hours of the morning before school and getting to watch him again after school. I always looked forward to seeing him. JP Patches show aired from 1958 to 1981 entertaining and teaching many of us Puget Sound Natives in our younger days.
Don’t be a Gorrrssssst…support JP! Besides…your donations are tax deductible.
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