September 24, 2018 - Tardy June Stroll

The first day of fall was Saturday, September 22nd.  Summer is officially over.  It seemed like a good time to finish a blog post begun in June, but never completed.  September is the third driest in the year in Seattle.  While it is a month characterized by mostly sunny skies and temperatures around 70 degrees one can still feel that touch of fall in the air and now it is officially here.

June  2nd was a good day for a late spring stroll from around the prominence on which the Alki Point Lighthouse stands.  Starting at Beach Drive SW on the west, around Alki Point to Alki Avenue, it was a good day to take in the blue skies, Olympic Mountains, Mount Rainier, low tide explorers - human and otherwise - shipping and the Space Needle.  This year, summer seemed to start a little earlier.  It didn't wait until after Independence Day to make its' showing as locals are accustomed.  See you next year!

July 12, 2015 - Grass and Sky and Sound and Ferries

Watching ferries ply Puget Sound on a gorgeous summer evening.

July 24, 2012 - Bird's Eye Duck Dodge

As viewed from Queen Anne Hill, the boats participating in tonight's Duck Dodge on Lake Union look like toys.  The Tuesday evening Duck Dodge is a summer tradition on Lake Union that began in the mid 70s. Dozens of boats “race” on a course for two hours, then proceed to converge for a themed party. The rules are pretty simple: Don’t make a duck change its course and don’t run into other boats. The winners get a duck decal for their mast.


The original handbill from that first summer in 1974, when the race was called the “Lake Union Beer Can Regatta or Tenas Chuck Duck Dodge”, proclaims that any skipper, any sailboat, any crew can participate and that same fun spirit survives. Every race has a theme – prom, Mardi Gras, pirates, pajamas – and every week there is a different host Committee Boat. Tonight's theme: Toga!