This handsome kitty lives at 49th and Alaska. Obie's owners hopes you've seen this friendly, large Large, brown and black and tan tabby. He's 14 years old and there is a reward for him. Please call if you see him:
206-829-8792 or 225-0029 (cell)
Lost Cat: Have You Seen Obie?
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Newest Bulkhead on Beach Drive
October 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Update October 14, 2011: apparently the construction of this bulkhead may be involved with the 75 foot sunken vessel of Waterfront Construction, causing a fuel spill. Read Beach Drive Blog's coverage here.
Our intrepid reporter, Scupper, decided to check out the barge that was heading to a newer Beach Drive home. How often can you watch a bulkhead being built?
Cute Alert: Seal Pup Photos
October 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
Last Thursday, there were at least two seal pups taking advantage of a sunny afternoon in parks along Beach Drive.
This pup was at the foot of the rocks at the north point of Emma Schmitz Memorial Viewpoint. Seal Sitters was on the scene advising volunteers how to protect the young pup.
You get an idea of how small this seal is by seeing it next to the Seagull (and check out what the Seagull has).
You can view many photos of this seal pup here… I apologize in advance, many of them may look the same – they're just so cute, it's hard to narrow them down!
Just a few blocks away at Constellation Park, another young seal was sunning itself on the rocks.
More photos of this pup can be found here.
The representative from Seal Sitters told me there were four known pups on West Seattle beaches at that moment. If you come across a seal pup on a West Seattle beac, please contact Seal Sitters at 206-905-7325 (SEAL). Please keep your dogs leashed while on the beaches and stay back 100 yards. For more information, click here.
What Kind of Bird is This?
October 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
My husband, aka, Scupper, spied this hawk(?) in one of our willows yesterday dining on his latest victem. It appears to be larger than a crow and smaller than a seagull.
See more pictures of this bird by clicking here. Photo credits: Scupper.
Fire pit cooking with Scupper
October 1, 2011 by 6 Comments
Stay tuned for BDB's newest segment on fire-pit cooking! I'll be sharing original and classic recipes along with accessory reviews and fire-side chat with special guests.
Beach Drive's pet squirrel "Peanut" does a great job of unveiling the star of the show, the Fire Pit Master 5000.
Scupper
High Tides this Week
September 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We have some very high tides this week, includng an 11.92 at 5:14 tonight. Here are the high tides for the rest of the week:
Wednesday, Sept 28: 11.46 ft at 5:08 am and 12.05 ft at 5:48 pm.
Thursday, Sept 29: 11.62 at 6:59 am and 11.95 at 6:25 pm.
Friday, Sept 30: 11.57 at 7:57 am and 11.61 at 7:06 pm.
Saturday, Oct 1: 11.33 at 8:58 am and 11.03 at 7:52 pm.
Fall Brings Blustery Weather – Are you ready?
September 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We woke up around 4:00 this morning to the howling wind and crashing waves. According to the National Weather Service, this is the first of two storm systems. The second one is coming in on Monday.
From the NWS Special Weather Statement issued at 4:52 am:
WASHINGTON TODAY AND MONDAY… TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING WET AND WINDY WEATHER TO WESTERN WASHINGTON…ONE ALREADY UPON US TODAY AND ONE ON MONDAY. THE FORECAST CALLS FOR SHOWERS TODAY BUT AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE HEAVY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND MOST AREAS WILL HAVE WIND IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE…
THE SECOND STORM…ON MONDAY…WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE WIND AND A LOT MORE RAIN. LOWLAND AREAS WILL GET A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN AND CERTAIN SPOTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE TWO INCHES OR SO. AMOUNTS LIKE THIS ARE UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ANY FLOODING BUT AREA RIVERS WILL RISE SHARPLY MONDAY NIGHT.
From the City of Seattle (via UW) forecast as of 8:00 am:
REST OF TODAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY…BREEZY…RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
Puget Sound Marine Forecast updated at 5:25 am:
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING…
TODAY…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW BY MIDDAY. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY…THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING AND BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
and to wrap up our report, here are the tides for our area:
Sunday, September 25:
- 9:37 am: 0.68 ft
- 4:12 pm: 11.27 ft NOTE: Small craft advisory until 8pm.
- 10:22 pm: 2.69 ft
Monday, September 26:
- 4:13 am: 10.52 ft
- 10:24 am: 1.13 ft
- 4:42 pm: 11.64 ft
- 11:01 pm: 1.19 ft
Tuesday, September 27:
- 5:08 am: 11.07 ft
- 11:10 am: 1.87 ft
- 5:14 pm: 11.92 ft
- 11.42 pm: -0.18 ft
Forecast are updated constantly so please check them throughout the day.
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What to do about a Raven?
September 22, 2011 by 4 Comments
A Beach Drive resident by La Rustica Restaurant sent in an email to see if any of our readers has advice on how to deal with a Raven who's not afraid of humans.
Here's part of her email:
"I don't want the raven hurt but I cannot walk my dog in the morning without getting dived at. I did get a reprieve today when it went after another lady with her dog. It actually hovered over her head. Yesterday it harrassed my husband and I and drove us indoors from enjoying our coffee on the deck. Any ideas? Ravens are new to me and not sure the proper procedures to shoo them from me. Thanks!!"
Any tips?
Door to Door Pushy Salesman Alert
September 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
I just received this email from a neighbor in the 4700-4800 block of Beach Drive:
We just dealt with a pushy salesperson Pushy salesperson on Beach Dr SW who would not take no for an answer (…male with white pants and red tie). Had to threaten to call police before he would leave our front door. Unusual for these door to door sales individuals to be that aggressive.
We had a man wearing white pants and a red jacket just trying to sell or "just wanting to talk for a few minutes" at our home moments ago too. No thanks!
Crime: Two Women followed by Pervert in White Mazda Pick-Up on Beach Drive by Lowman Park
September 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Two women on a walk by Beach Drive and Lowman Park around 8:45am this morning were followed by a man with intent of them seeing him behaving lewd. The Caucasian male was driving a white Mazda pick-up truck has been reported to the police… you can read the details on West Seattle Blog.
The driver is described as being in his 40's with "average/heavy build, thinning brown hair, wearing a white shirt and khaki work pants".
Please contact the police if you have information about this or a had a similar experience with this person.
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