Neighbor Julissa asks:
Does anyone know anything about the decoy herons that are in koi ponds placed with in a week or two? Are they supposed to keep the heron’s away?
We’ve celebrated the beautiful birds in the past. But Parks isn’t celebrating their voracious appetites. Here’s the scoop:
Yes, decoys do keep the herons away, and the one your reader saw seems to be working, because a crew member, Nancy Cifuentes, saw the heron fly toward the pond then leave before landing. Left to their own devices the herons will eat the koi. So we’ve begun calling them dekois.
Meanwhile, we’ve asked Parks for an update on the Interlaken Drive closure. Why? We dunno. Just curious, I guess. Fine by CHS if they leave it closed. We kind of like it this way.
Your wish (?serious) to close Interlaken Drive is not feasible….there are several homes there (just above the intersection with E Interlaken Dr) that would no longer have access, and further up the Seattle Hebrew Academy would be shut-off.
I walk through that area several times a week, and find it very peaceful, beautiful, and with very little traffic. It’s a real oasis in the middle of a big city, just as it is now…no need to restrict vehicles.
It’s kind of a no-brainer that this beautiful park road should be closed to cars permanently. Cars too frequently use it as a short cut and they drive far too fast. There are numerous alternative routes and the current closure retains car access to the three expensive homes at the bottom of the hill and the school near the top. It’s an ideal section for a permanent closure, it would be a nice step to make the city a little better for people.
The suggestion in the comments that the entire length of the drive should be kept open to cars to give a second, extra car access way to a handful of rich people, while limiting park access to the tens of thousands of people who live here is crazy.
I’ve been a little nervous about the tunnel being dug under Interlaken park and this recent set of slides are directly above the tunnel route. I’m sure the tunnelling is pretty safe, but considering what happened on Beacon Hill i do worry about this special area.
I walk through that area at least twice a week and vehicles are few and far between. Yes, some drive too fast, but it’s dangerous only for them. In my experience there, almost all motorists are considerate of the walkers and cyclists. For those who want to walk where traffic is prohibited, they can continue to walk along E. Interlaken Blvd (eastbound) instead of heading uphill on to Interlaken Dr. E.
What’s crazy is to close a relatively short portion of roadway (from where the homes are to the school) just because of the infrequent car that exceeds the speed limit.