West Seattle Monday: Dancing, laughing, reading, kickboxing…

(One of five raccoons that Carly, who shared the photo, saw enjoying fresh-on-the-tree cherries Friday)
Welcome to the quiet (post-Seafair) days of summer. Not entirely without events, though, in West Seattle and vicinity:

FREE HEALTH SCREENING: For National Health Center Week. Sea Mar in South Park is offering free screenings all week (8720 14th Ave. S) – today, body-mass index and blood pressure; King County Executive Dow Constantine also is scheduled to speak at 9 am.

LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE: … along with chocolate. And both are on the schedule 12:30 pm-1 pm Senior Center of West Seattle (4217 SW Oregon St). The announcement points out, “Playful silliness is good for the body, mind and soul.”

STIR IT UP: West Seattle Cooking Club‘s weekly meeting at 2 pm at Beveridge Place Pub. Theme ingredient is “herbs” – and the club now has its own website.

ALASKA KUTEEYAA DANCE: Everyone age 3 and up is welcome at the High Point Library (35th/Raymond) at 3 pm to celebrate the dances of Alaska Native tribes.

BOOK CLUB: 6:45 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Library; this month’s book is “A Mercy” by Toni Morrison.

NDNC MONTHLY MEETING: In the park on the north side of Delridge Community Center (Delridge/Genesee), you’ll find this month’s North Delridge Neighborhood Council meeting, 6:30 pm.

FREE KICKBOXING: SIMA Martial Arts presents free “Introduction to Kickboxing” session tonight at Fairmount Playfield, 5400 Fauntleroy Way. 7:05 PM – 8:05 PM. No experience needed; any fitness level; anyone 13 and older is welcome. RSVP to 206-935-4531.

DISCOUNTED WILD WAVES TICKETS: Want to visit the water park before summer’s out? High Point Community Center has discount tickets on sale, $25 (regular price totals $40+).

Jiggers August 8, 2011 (8:37 am)

What are you looking at punk?

Laurie August 8, 2011 (9:21 am)

Carly just made my day with that photo. Thanks for sharing!

nicepic August 8, 2011 (9:38 am)

Those little rascals. So cute yet so much trouble!

ummm August 8, 2011 (10:58 am)

Three days ago I was standing in the kitchen, turned around, and there was a mama raccoon IN OUR LIVING ROOM, and her four babies on our porch. We see them in our yard all the time, but this was a little close for comfort.

If you have a storm door, use it. I’ve learned my lesson!

Though it was mighty cute.

Cowpie August 8, 2011 (3:40 pm)

They come thru my cat door all the time. My cats completely ignore them…I mean they wake from their sleep only to see what the noise is and then back to sleep they go. I have no problem with a mom racoon looking for food for her kids.

Krystal August 8, 2011 (5:52 pm)

We had never see a raccoon in our yard until our cherry tree was ready for harvest. Luckily we had more cherries than we knew what to do with!

Trileigh August 9, 2011 (8:55 am)

Cowpie – I like your attitude! I felt the same way when they used to come in my cat door.

(Though we did end up moving the cat door to make it harder for them to get in – if you’re interested, that story’s on my blog at http://naturalpresence.wordpress.com; search for “raccoon”.)

But those raccoon babies were *awfully* cute, and the cats didn’t seem bothered at all.

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