On Sundays we feature a great shot of our park or neighborhood from the MyGreenLake Flickr Pool. This week’s photo comes courtesy of Dudley Carr, who also was the photographer behind last week’s photo of a great blue heron. Dudley took this photo on Dec. 17, 2010. ”This looks like it’s really early in the morning,” he writes, “but I actually took this at about 8:30 a.m. if not later.” photo credit: Dudley Carr Thanks, Dudley!
December 2010
December 26, 2010 at 6:57AM
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Recycle Christmas trees and holiday greens for free until Jan. 9
Seattle residents who subscribe to curbside food and yard waste collection can put their trees and greens out on their regular collection day at no extra charge beginning today (Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010) until Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. Trees should be cut into sections of six feet long or shorter, with branches trimmed to less than four feet to fit into the collection trucks. Sections should be bundled with string or twine. Multi-family buildings can put out one tree next to each yard waste cart at no extra charge. Trees that are flocked and/or have tinsel or ornaments will be collected…
December 24, 2010 at 2:18PM
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Gas Works Christmas carols heard in Green Lake last night
Did you hear some mysterious singing last night? Some residents of south and east Green Lake heard Christmas carols last night (Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010) for about half an hour in the 9 o’clock hour. Lisa Schaefbauer, who lives a couple of blocks from the lake, told me that she could hear the music “as clearly as if it were being played in the front yard.” “We thought maybe there was a group of professional singers caroling,” Lisa said, “but then we heard the announcer say something about ‘Argosy.’” Lisa was correct, the music was courtesy of Argosy. My Wallingford explains:…
December 23, 2010 at 7:54PM
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Man claiming to need money for a locksmith once again targets a Green Lake home
The “locksmith scammer” is back. Back in September, an east Green Lake resident told us about a man who knocked on her door, introduced himself as a new neighbor and said that he had locked himself out of his house. “He said he needed $75 to pay the locksmith,” reported the woman, “but only had $71. I almost fell for it, until on a hunch I asked him which house he lived in and he couldn’t answer me specifically. Probably harmless, but my husband informed me they just reported about this scam on Dateline.” A similar incident happened again last night…
