(Great blue heron with fish, photographed by DLBJ)

Good morning! From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar on this Mother’s Day, and night:

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm in The Junction, with free plant starts for the first 10 moms! (California between Oregon and Alaska)

TIDEWALKING: 12:45 pm, it’s a low low tide, -2.8 feet – go check out your favorite beach! (Carefully.)

KANGAROO BOY: Live music at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 3-5 pm. (5612 California SW)

LADIES’ MUSICAL CLUB: Free concert, “Tribute to Cole Porter.” Details in our listing. 3 pm, West Seattle (Admiral) Library. (2306 42nd SW)

PAINT WITH MOM: Special watercolor-painting event at Mind Unwind in The Admiral District, 4-6 pm. Preregistration required so check ASAP to see if there’s room. (2206 California SW)

POSSIBLE AURORA: Tonight’s forecast looks a lot like last night’s forecast, says expert skywatcher Alice Enevoldsen – potential viewing, of course, depends on whether the weather clears. Her dad Keith Enevoldsen caught some of the color from Myrtle Reservoir early today:

And looking a few hours beyond that, another skywatching event:

EARLY TOMORROW – MERCURY’S TRANSIT ACROSS THE SUN: You need a special viewer for this, and Seattle Astronomy plans to be at Seacrest with exactly that, once (providing) the sun is in view around 5:45 am.