This weekend marks the return of unusually high tides to the Washington coastline, including Burien’s own Seahurst Park.

These tides are called “king tides” and they happen during the winter months when the Earth is closest to the Sun.

This morning’s high tide was a 13.2 — high enough to obscure nearly all of the beach at Seahurst Park at its peak.

If you missed today’s high tide, you have another chance Sunday morning just after 9 a.m. with a 13.1 tide forecast.

BTB photog Michael Brunk was at Seahurst Park this morning and captured the following gallery of images. You can click the image above or the thumbnails below to view high-resolution photos.

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If you’ve taken a cool photo around the B-Town area, please email it to us!

If you were anywhere near the water this morning, you couldn’t help but notice the large fleet of colorful sailboats just offshore. The occasion was the Duwamish Head Race hosted by the Three Tree Point Yacht Club.

Our sister site The Waterland Blog has more information and a large gallery of images by photographer Michael Brunk.

Read the post on The Waterland Blog

What’s a photographer to do with a day of expected good weather? Get out and shoot photos of course!

And that’s exactly what BTB photog Michael Brunk did on Thursday evening.

Taking advantage of the unexpected clear skies he made his way to Burien’s Seahurst Park to capture his first sunset photos of the new year.

“I wouldn’t have minded a few more clouds. They reflect the color and make for a more dynamic sky.” said Michael. “But that just gives me a reason to come back and shoot again some other time.”

We certainly won’t complain!

You can click the image above or any of the thumbnails below to view high-resolution photos.

This year's trophy winner, Isaac Chrisman

Once again the weather cooperated and a great crowd of locals showed up to plunge themselves into the cold Puget Sound water.

We counted at least 38 participants before we lost track, so we’re sure the actual number is higher.

Our own Bart Bryan once again mustered the courage to participate. You might remember that he took home the “Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge” trophy last year.

This year Bart passed the trophy on to young Isaac Chrisman, visiting from Idaho with family here in town.

We covered the event from multiple angles with video cameras in the water and on the shore. We’ll have the video ready to post a little later.

In the mean time, here’s a gallery of photos by BTB photog Michael Brunk. You can click individual thumbnails to view the full sized photo.

Welcome to a bold, new year… if you’re reading this you successfully made the transition with the rest of us. Hope the hangover isn’t too bad!

The biggest celebration in town happens at the Seattle Space Needle, and while photog Michael Brunk isn’t keen on on crowds or traffic, he does like fireworks!

With that in mind he wandered up to the West Seattle side of Elliott Bay just before midnight last night looking for a vantage point to make photos of Seattle greeting the New Year. We think you’ll enjoy the results.

You can click individual thumbnails to view the full-size photos.

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Have a cool photo you’d like to share with our Readers?

Please email editor@b-townblog.com and we’ll do our best to post ‘em!

Have a cool photo you’d like to share with our Readers?

Please email editor@b-townblog.com and we’ll do our best to post ‘em!

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According to Nathan’s email:

Two cars were involved.

One minor neck injury to the person who crashed into the fence.

Accident was witnessed by a plain-clothed police officer.

Fire and medics responded.

“This intersection continues to be a major problematic intersection ,” Nathan added.

At precisely 2:05 a.m. PDT today (Friday, Sept. 23rd), the Autumnal equinox occurred, ushering B-Town and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere into the season of spiderwebs, football, cooler temps, longer nights, colorful leaves, drizzling rain, and everyone’s favorite – a brand new season of “Glee”!

The word “equinox” comes from the Latin words for “equal night.” The fall and spring equinoxes are the only days of the year in which the Sun crosses the celestial equator.

Happy Fall from everyone at The B-Town Blog!