You might recognize that as part of a photo circulated on Reddit and Facebook earlier this week. The backstory went like this: The wrapped gifts fell off a truck on the West Seattle Bridge. The person who picked them up asked for help finding their rightful owner(s). Long story short, the connection was finally made. We heard about it and asked if we could share the story of the happy ending, for all the people who tried to help. Elissa Sommer from Hope Lutheran confirms the gifts finally got to their intended recipient:

Hope Lutheran Church and School was helping a family this Christmas. In the process of delivering the packages, one bag fell off of the truck. The driver was unaware. Two vehicles swerved to avoid the bag but the third vehicle had to stop because he was a large truck. Instead of just pushing the bag to the side of the road in the pouring rain, the driver, Nick, pulled the packages into his vehicle. After trying to find the driver of the truck the packages fell from and not seeing them anywhere, he headed back to work at Plants Northwest in Redmond. He then proceeded to post a picture on both Facebook and Reddit to try and find owners of the packages. Well, we all know that West Seattle people are awesome and many posted ideas to find the owner. Several people from Hope Lutheran Church and School recognized the wrapping. They were soon able to identify and retrieve the packages from Plants Northwest. The gifts made their way to the intended recipient just in time for Christmas. Thanks so much to Nick for being a Good Samaritan and finding the owners of the packages. You truly saved Christmas for this child.

Thanks for the photos!

Karyn shared the photo of the full moon rising over Fauntleroy, seen from the ferry.

Not far from there, a Christmas tree in the wild, photographed by Terri:

She described it as a “nicely decorated and mulched new tree on the bluff at Lincoln Park.”

(From the WSB Flickr group – photo by Brian Wirt; click image for full-size view)

Merry Christmas! From our all-season-long West Seattle Holiday Guide:

RESTAURANTS THAT TOLD US THEY’LL BE OPEN TODAY/TONIGHT: Go here for the list (and please note the disclaimer!).

GROCERY STORES OPEN TODAY: Go here for the list of holiday schedules.

The following three types of info can be found by going directly to our guide:

WHERE TO GET COFFEE TODAY: At least five West Seattle coffee shops are open today.

WHERE TO FIND A CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE: At least four West Seattle churches have services today.

WHERE TO SEE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TONIGHT: The biggies, plus several other brightly lit homes about which we received tips – thanks!

Here are the transit changes for today:

METRO: Sunday schedule

SOUND TRANSIT: Weekend schedule

WATER TAXI: No service

WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES: Regular schedule for Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth, but some changes on other routes

TRAFFIC CAMERAS: See the West Seattle-relevant cams & links here.

Want to go to the movies?

ADMIRAL THEATER: Open this afternoon/evening (2343 California SW), showing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Sisters” – here’s the schedule.

Breaking news tips? Lost/found pets?

YES, WSB REALLY IS 24/7/365: Best way to reach us with breaking news, traffic alerts, any changes to the holiday info we’ve mentioned above, etc. – 206-293-6302, text or voice. Have a wonderful day!