West Seattle scenes, Heat Wave Night 1 edition

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Thanks to JayDee for that sunset shot. After we originally published this post half an hour ago, this view came in from David Hutchinson:

There are still sights to be seen tonight; check out the nearly full moon if you haven’t already (nice picture on Creighton‘s blog, by the way). Latest forecast: Sunny and 90s tomorrow AND Saturday. Here’s a cooling view, from Lincoln Park:

Luckie actually took that one yesterday, by Colman Pool. Not far away, in Fauntleroy tonight, great night for a barbecue:

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That video shows an overview of the big crowd on the northwest lawn of The Kenney during tonight’s annual barbecue. The Kenney, by the way, is just about to file applications with the city to initiate its major redevelopment project; we spoke with its CEO a few hours before tonight’s event and plan to publish our report tomorrow.

Kara August 15, 2008 (12:47 pm)

I saw that amazing sky last night on my way home over the West Seattle bridge. I was stunned by its beauty, but felt like the only one on the bus with my jaw dropped open.

sliver of hope August 15, 2008 (5:47 pm)

Yes, it was so beautiful! Out of the 30 years I’ve lived here, I’ve never seen one like it. I’m so excited to know that this beauty I experienced last night is just a sliver when compared to the glory of the lord himself, pure and set apart and full of everlasting love, I’m looking forward to that.

Jenny August 16, 2008 (5:43 pm)

You know what? It’s sunsets like those, back in the summer of 1987, that convinced me I should move out here for good. (I was here on a contract, working at Boeing.) But since I moved here permanently, I hardly EVER see sunsets like that again!

(But I did see that breathtaking one with the gray streaks above the bright. Jaw-dropping is right. I wonder if those streaks are the upside-down shadows of the Olympics, as the sun projects them up on the clouds?)

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