All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
You may have heard the chants of local tribes canoeing on their journey to Puyallup this morning. These multitades of canoes from various NW tribes is all part of "Paddle to Squaxin 2012". Here is a video report from Scupper Sr. interviewing members of the Quinault Tribe:
Today's route to Puyallup is highlighted below…
Numerous articles and publications regarding algae blooms have been circulating throughout local government sites and are now making their way around local West Seattle veterinarian clinics. Now that our family has added a virtual land seal (Scupper Jr.) to the pack, I figured it was wise to know more about the safety of dog paddling along our Beach Drive shores.
This bulletin (commonly found in many states) has stirred up some confusion as to the safety of pets swimming in or around the algae blooms commonly seen on our marine beaches. As far as I can tell, these warnings are targeted specifically for lakes, ponds, rivers and non-moving estuaries. ALTHOUGH, I do have major reservations letting our pup thrash around in the colorful Puget Sound soup known as Noctiluca.
According to reports, The Washington Department of Ecology is still uncertain what else may be included in the unprecedented amount of recent algae blooms…
"They know for sure they have large amounts of common Noctiluca algae, which looks like tomato soup, but they have not identified several other strains they observed."
Conclusion: Your pets are likely to be just fine after swimming around these blooms but until I hear more, it's "Scupper, leave it!"
Scupper (Sr.) reporting for Beach Drive Blog
Four otters swam by last night towards Emma Schmitz Viewpoint.
We received this message via Facebook yesterday:
WARNING!!!! We live on Jacobsen Road and came home to my package delivered from UPS open and item stolen. Be aware of mail thieves and package thieves.
And learned from another neighbor by Jacobsen/Beach Drive that their car was ransacked….nothing was stolen because nothing was left to steal. However the creeps left the glove box open and it was apparent someone had gone through the car looking for valuables.
Seattle Night Out is less than a month away on August 7th – let's have a HUGE turn out. If you're planning a SNO around Beach Drive, please comment and let us know or send me a private email.
Now if I was only fast enough with my camera to have caught the bald eagle being chased by crows…
Tomorrow, June 28, 2012 from 11:00 – 1:00 pm at at Emma Schmitz Memorial View Point, you can buy Bing Cherries and help raise funds for Jessica Oldwyn who is fighting a brain tumor. More info here.
Look for a maroon Dodge truck with a trailor.
I can't think of a more delicious fundraiser, can you?
HAT TIP: Tracy from WSB. I initally posted the wrong date…blaming our new puppy for (happily) wearing me out
The Sweedish super tug, Tor Viking II was spotted sailing north past Blake Island…
when out of no where, the flat-top USS John C Stennis and a fleet of WA State ferries was on it's tail!!!
Never a dull moment covering Beach Drive.
Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
Every now & then an unusual vessel will cross our waters and warrant some BDB research! A spokesman from the ship's builder mentions that this $200 mil giant ice breaker recently built in Louisiana and commissioned by Shell Oil is considered…
"the largest vessel ever built by Chouest, and will be among the most advanced and powerful, non-military icebreakers on the waters."
I suddenly have "bigger boat" envy!
Scupper, for Beach Drive Blog
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