Beach Drive Blog

You're Invited to Watch the Christmas Ships at the Log House Museum

A few days ago, we posted when Argosy Christmas Ships will be sailing along Beach Drive homes.   This in from the Southwest Seattle Historical Society:

Coming to see the Christmas Ship at Alki?  Stop at the Log House Museum first for cookies, cider and free museum tours.

The Log House Museum will be open Saturday, December 12th from 12:00 noon until 9:30 p.m.   Come see live Seattle history:  The Log House was built in 1904.  And don't forget the Log House Museum when considering a holiday gift.  Family or individual Memberships are a great gift that lasts all year!

The Log House Museum is located one block south of Alki at 3003 - 61st Avenue SW, Seattle.

2009 Argosy Christmas Ship Schedule

This year, the Argosy Christmas Ships will pass along Beach Drive on the evening of December 12, 2009 featuring the Canterbury Belles choir.

Departing Pier 55 at 8:00 pm and heading towards Lowman Beach from 8:50 - 9:10 pm before heading to Alki from 9:40 - 10:00 pm.

You can view the entire Argosy Christmas ship schedule here.

See more of my photos from last year's Argosy Christmas ships here.

 

Happy Thanksgiving from Beach Drive Blog

House Fire around 4200 Beach Drive

I just learned about this via West Seattle Blog on Facebook.   A home at 4200 Beach Drive caught fire.  According to WSB,  "Beach Drive is blocked off from La Rustica to Me Kwa Mooks because of the callout" and Metro route 37 may be impacted.

Read more here from West Seattle Blog.

Update 8:00 a.m.:   By the time I reached the home, the fire was put out and the road was still blocked beginning at the north point of Mee Kwa Mooks.  Thankfully this is a home that was not yet occupied (home with angular roof).  

WSB reports that "one firefighter suffered an arm injury and had to go to the hospital".

The brick red house below is the property that caught fire.   Neighbors report they smelled smoke around 5:00 a.m. this morning.

 

Update 10:30 am:  via West Seattle Blog's Twitter that the fire has been ruled accidental with $250,000 in damages.

Andover Place

Andover Place is a park where Andover meets Beach Drive and is a "street ends" park.   The City of Seattle describes it as "simply a narrow grassy slope between buildings providing public access to the beach".

 
The land was given to Seattle by Edward and Betty Grad in 1948 with the condition that it be "used exclusively for public recreation and acess to waters of Puget Sound".  

More of my photos of this "pocket park" are located here.

Andover Place is located at 4000 Beach Drive SW, Seattle.   

WIND WARNINGS: Potential Barking Dog Report...Depending on If You're Hit by South or Southwest Winds

Current City of Seattle Forecast:

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

TONIGHT...WINDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY...WINDY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT...BECOMING VERY WINDY. RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY...VERY WINDY IN THE MORNING. RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

Current Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

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

MON...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.

MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN.

TUE...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EASING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

Our next high tide is an 11.7 at 5:16am going down to a 7.0 on Monday at 10:24am and then back up to an 11.2 at 3:19 in the afternoon with a low of -2.2.

On Tuesday, we have a 12.0 at 6:00 am with a "very windy morning" going down to a 7.4 at 11:14am and back up to a 10.8 at 3:54 pm.

I'll be moving my humming bird feeders off the back deck...this could be a good time to make sure you have things that can launch (portable heaters, umbrella's, etc) secured.

Welcome Winston: Beach Drive Blog's Pet of the Week

Winston is a French Bull Dog who recently moved to Beach Drive with his humans.   I'm told he has his own blog...hopefully we'll post a link to it soon.   Welcome to Beach Drive, Winston!

Do you have a neighborbood furry friend you would like to be featured as a Beach Drive Blog Pet of the Week?  Send me their cute photo to my email address in the upper left corner of this web site.

 

And what to my wondering eyes should appear?

...if I'm not mistaken...on the sound end of Beach Drive...Christmas lights.

Photo taken by my mobile phone.

Barking Dog Report

It's been a while since I've issued a "Barking Dog Report" so for those of you new to Beach Drive Blog, a "Barking Dog Report" is when we feel there may be some issues caused by wind, high tides/big waves where you might have to dig out your extra pumps to protect  your property.  Hopefully a "barking dog report" is no different than your neighbor's yappin' dog just looking out for everybody...it doesn't hurt to be prepared.  We assume no liability whether or whether not the weather whammo's us... we are just sharing our concern and/or alert level... with that said... (lights are flickering as I write this so I'm publishing as I post).

Here is the current Puget Sound Marine Forecast (click for updates--they do change).  I must admit...if I see up to 5 ft waves...I'm leaning towards posting a BDR...especially SW winds.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT.

Oh hail! Here's the forecast for the City of Seattle:

TONIGHT...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. LOWS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

SATURDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

So... our next high tide is an 11.7 at 8:56 tomorrow morning.  The tide only goes down to a 7.7 at 2:29 pm and then back up to a 9.7 at 6:35 pm.

Again, nothing guaranteed with Mother Nature...just consider this a report from your neighbors friendly concerned barking dog.  May be something...maybe not.

Rest in Peace, Officer Brenton