WEST SEATTLE SUNDAY: Mother’s Day and more

(Spiderlings in photographer Rosalie Miller’s West Seattle garden)

Mother’s Day is often quieter on the calendar as many families plan their own activities or stay home, but we still have some options for your Sunday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and previously published previews:

POST-GARAGE SALE DAY SALES: As noted at the end of our as-it-happened coverage of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day on Saturday, some sellers said when they registered that they planned to sell today too. Use these numbers on our map to look up more details (and be aware that some may have changed their plan since registering):

Sale #26: 3205 SW 110th St
Sale #51: 7558 44th Ave SW
Sale #84: 5633 44th Ave SW
Sale #107: 5032 48th Ave SW
Sale #174: 5911 38th Ave SW
Sale #200: 7333 29th Ave SW
Sale #212: 9705 35th Ave SW
Sale #227: 8155 28th Ave SW
Sale #238: 3209 SW Juneau St
Sale #284: 9220 35th Ave SW
Sale #315: 1317 44th Ave SW
Sale #324: 2485 55th Ave SW
Sale #356: 5103 SW Waite St
Sale #362: 4732 49th Ave SW
Sale #375: 1111 Harbor Ave SW
Sale #395: 4016 47th Ave SW
Sale #396: 2237 California Ave SW
Sale #416: 3710 40th Ave SW
Sale #505: 4056 44th Ave SW
Sale #511: 844 SW 96th
Sale #518: 7943 11th Ave SW
Sale #526: 1600 SW Graham
Sale #539: 4712 25th Ave SW

WESTIES RUN CLUB: Today’s Sunday Funday run leaves from Realfine Coffee (35th/Kenyon), 9 am.

AMERICAN MAH JONGG: Meet up with other players – all levels – 9:30-11:30 am at The Missing Piece. (35th/Roxbury)

MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND BRUNCH: La Chingona Taqueria (2940 SW Avalon Way; WSB sponsor) invites you to celebrate both days this weekend with 10 am-2 pm brunch featuring food, drinks, and live music.

VASHON ISLAND SPRING STUDIO TOUR: Catch a ferry and visit artists’ studios around the island 10 am-5 pm today, last day of the tour! Tour organizers are sponsoring WSB right now to amplify the free tour. Details in our calendar listing!

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, with spring produce (lots of greens! asparagus too) plus beverages, flowers, cheese, yogurt, fish, meat, prepared hot food, baked goods, nuts, dried peppers, garlic, candy, condiments, more. (California SW between SW Alaska and SW Oregon)

MASTER GARDENERS: While you’re at the market, look for Master Gardeners, ready to answer your questions! Sundays this spring and summer, they’re back at the market, 10 am-2 pm.

FREE NIA CLASS: 10:30 am Sundays, first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Sanctuary/Studio (3618 SW Alaska)

WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Need a tool to get something done? Borrow it from the Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

WEST SEATTLE RESISTS: Sunday signholding in The Junction (California/Alaska), 11:30 am-1:30 pm.

OPENING DAY FOR COLMAN POOL: The heated salt-water outdoor pool at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) is open again today during the first of six preseason weekends, noon-7 pm, with four hour-and-a-half swim sessions, each half lap swimming and half open swim – see the schedule here.

‘THE IDOLATRY OF WHITENESS’: Second session of six-week class at Admiral Church (4320 SW Hill), noon-1:15 pm. Details in our calendar listing.

WELCOME ROAD WINERY: Enjoy your Sunday afternoon at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) open 2-5 pm, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)

MAKE A BANNER: West Seattle Indivisible is making a banner 1:30-4:30 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).

HAND-BUILD A MUG: Workshop at The Clay Cauldron (5214 Delridge Way SW), 2-4 pm, $50. “Create a mug and add color with slip.” Text Frances at 206-330-7027 to sign up or for more information.

LADIES’ MUSICAL CLUB: Bring Mom, and/or anyone else, to West Seattle (Admiral) Library for this free 3 pm concert themed “The Flute in Nature.”

LIVE MUSIC AT THE ALLEY: End your weekend with Sunday night music provided by the Triangular Jazztet at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW) – 8-10 pm.

Are you planning, organizing, and/or publicizing something that should be on our community event calendar – one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

MOM May 11, 2025 (9:41 am)

REALLY, Just what we mothers like to see on Mother’s Day…is spider’s.
Of all the beautiful flower shot and birds you post, one of those would of been more up lifting.

darwin May 11, 2025 (10:22 am)

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I think they’re cute.
ltmmgm May 11, 2025 (10:35 am)

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Here’s to you “Mom”
WSB May 11, 2025 (10:36 am)

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Thanks for the opinion!
We’ve published so many flower photos this spring (HUGE thanks to everyone who sends them), I felt like some alternative programming, and Rosalie, who sometimes gives us a view into the micro-world, had sent this.
I consider spiders uplifting … without them, among other things, we’d be knee-deep in other bugs.
And on Mother’s Day … imagine trying to wrangle this many offspring! – TR
- NBC May 11, 2025 (11:54 am)
  
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  Tracy, you are an invaluable resource to this community. Happy Mother’s Day to you! ❤️
- Mark B May 11, 2025 (8:25 pm)
  
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  Tracy, no need to defend or add context to your choice of photo. The internet is an interesting space where people’s inner thoughts leak out. There is no way this person would have voiced their criticism directly to your face because they know it’s too confrontational and their opinion on this specific matter holds little merit (meaning no right or wrong here, it’s just a photo). Thank you Tracy for the work that you do!
Wendell May 11, 2025 (11:46 am)

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There’s nothing like getting some guilt from mom on Mother’s Day.
Josh May 11, 2025 (3:49 pm)

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Then go look at some pretty flowers.

Oerthehillz May 11, 2025 (10:41 am)

At first glance I thought the same on the choice of photos for this post, but then in a humorous sort of way it just may be in celebration of all the mothers out there and the hard work raising all those kids we’ve nurtured. Go moms!!

Julia May 11, 2025 (10:58 am)

I love the baby spiders!

anonyme May 11, 2025 (11:02 am)

Spiders are beautiful, uplifting, and essential to life on earth; neither birds nor flowers could exist without them. While not known for being nurturing mothers, spiders are still better mothers than many humans. Thanks for posting such a glorious photo on Mother’s Day, or any day.

Karen May 11, 2025 (2:09 pm)

👏🕸️🕷️💐THANK YOU TRACY for your daily caring support of our community.

WS Moms! May 11, 2025 (5:51 pm)

Spiders are terrifying to me and evoke a non-warranted visceral personal reaction whenever they are. However, a huge THANK YOU to Tracy and the WSB for everything. Ridiculous as it sounds, I can handle the scary spiders bc I know that you will warn me of the much more important treats that come! Happy Mother’s Day to all in our special community that provide that sense of security to those they love (whether it it be a large or small group). ❤️❤️❤️

MOM May 12, 2025 (9:40 am)

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I loved reading everyones thoughts on my comment. I am old fashion and it’s nice to be shown other ways to look at it. ( WS MOMS! ) said it the best! Sorry if I offended anyone. Thank you to Tracy and all :)

Jay's Toddler May 11, 2025 (5:58 pm)

PatWS May 12, 2025 (10:12 am)

LOVE the baby spiders! We had some just like those a couple of days ago—does anyone know what kind of spiders they are? I’d love to know.

anonyme May 12, 2025 (12:40 pm)

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They are most likely Araneus diadematus, which are the orb-weavers you’ll see everywhere in your garden during the summer. They can get quite large by fall, and watching their mating ritual is fascinating.