Our featured wildlife imagery today is the newest video by “Diver Laura” checking back on the octopus mom who’s guarding her eggs in a den off the northeast West Seattle shore (July video here). If you don’t have time to watch now … come back when you’re looking for something serenity-enhancing. Meantime, on with today/tonight highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

BABY STORY TIME: 10:30 am, your birth-to-1 baby is invited (and you, too) to Baby Story Time at Southwest Library. (35th SW & Henderson)

TODDLER STORY TIME: Also at 10:30 am, if your little one is a bit older, go to the West Seattle (Admiral) Library and enjoy Toddler Story Time. (2306 42nd SW)

MUSIC AND PIZZA IN THE GARDEN: 6-9 pm, all are invited to stop by the Barton St. P-Patch for its first “Evening in the Garden,” featuring pizza baked in its outdoor oven, music, and mingling. Free – donations are welcome – bring your favorite pizza topping(s), dough and sauce provided. (34th & Barton)

PADDLE DEMO & RACING: Summertime Tuesdays are big nights at Alki Kayak Tours (in partnership with sibling business Mountain To Sound Outfitters), 6 pm – details in our calendar listing. (1660 Harbor SW)

TRACK WORKOUT FOR RUNNERS: Free, with West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor), 6:15 pm – just meet at the store. (2743 California SW)

PARKS SUPERINTENDENT AT HIAWATHA COMMUNITY CENTER: New Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Jesús Aguirre is on a “listening tour” that will include five West Seattle stops, and the first of those is at 6:30 tonight at Hiawatha Community Center in The Admiral District. Come tell him your concerns, ideas, anything else you want him to hear as he ramps up his new job. (2700 California SW)

CRIME/POLICE CONCERNS IN MORGAN JUNCTION? Your “focus group” with researcher Jennifer Burbridge – explained here – is tonight, 7 pm, at the Southwest Precinct. All who live and work in the Morgan area are welcome. (2300 SW Webster)

TUESDAY TRIVIA: 8 pm at Celtic Swell on Alki, with Lyndsey. (2722 Alki SW)

SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASE: 9 pm at Shadowland in The Junction. (California & Oregon)