April 27, 2021 - Attempted Sunrise Pink Moonset

Alas! Just before setting, the Pink Moon disappeared behind some clouds.  They parted to reveal the pink Olympics, but the super moon was gone.

April 26, 2021 - Pink Moonrise Sunset

The rise of tonight's Pink Moon was quite lovely.    There are three other super moons in 2021 - March's Super Worm Moon, May's Super Flower Moon and June's Super Strawberry moon.  

However, before the moon had her moment, the sun bowed out to the west with a show of her own.

We were lucky enough to catch the first part of the moonrise as it rose between the arms of Everett DuPen's "Vision", a cast bronze sculpture of a diver at the Edmonds Public Library.

April 14, 2021 - Twilight to Downtown Dusk

Milder temperatures make for a pleasant way to pause and watch a cloudless day transform into a gorgeous evening, as the soft pink glow fades and is replaced by the lights of downtown. 

April 29, 2020 - A Quarantine Ferry

A blog post never completed.....

A brief trip out of the house to chase a sunset at a beach closed for the pandemic was cut short by a rain shower.

May 26, 2019 - Catching a Sunset

Fishing from the pier at the Edmonds marina was good on this night.  At least one regulation sunset and plenty of boats could be had.  Landing them is always the tricky part...

September 23, 2018 - Verkommen til Paulsbo!

In Seattle, a soccer match in a neighboring town can involve a couple of ferry rides and a reason to spend some time in "Little Scandinavia".  Poulsbo, located on the Olympic Peninsula is a town of 10,000 located on Puget Sound's Liberty Bay.  Founded by Scandinavian settlers in the late 1800s, it was incorporated in 1907.  The original name Paulsbo, or "Paul's Place", was apparently misread on the petition for a post office!

The M/V Puyallup loading about 200 vehicles at the Kingston ferry terminal prior to heading west to Edmonds. 
 

Mount Rainier was obscured by clouds, but the Seattle skyline was visible from Kingston this day.

The Emerald Princess heads north out of Puget Sound bound first for Vancouver, British Columbia and then points beyond.  The 951' ship is nearly as long as the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carriers.  

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!

May 22, 2018 - Sunset at Sunset Avenue

A ferry at sunset as viewed from Edmonds' Sunset Avenue.

January 15, 2018 - Luna Girls

Lezlie Jane's "Luna Girls", a sculpture of flame cut slab steel standing over nine feet tall, graces the Alki Trail on the west side of Elliott Bay.  The early 20th century inspired beach attire pays homage to the Luna Park recreational park that opened in 1902.  The attraction included heated pools, a carousel, a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster and restaurants.  Much of the attraction closed by 1913, but the collections of pools, the Natatorium, remained opened until 1931.

The sculpture was originally hoped to be installed at Alki Beach but was installed at this part of Alki in February 2014.

From this part of the West Seattle waterfront you can view the comings and going of ferries, waterfowl and seals.