Weather Watch Park
4035 Beach Dr SW Seattle, WA 98116
Lezlie Jane’s installation includes a patio overlook paved with local beach glass, tiles, and bricks engraved with weather related poetry and quotes, and people’s names with the year they made West Seattle their home. A concrete column features photos and stories depicting weather lore, site history, and a sundial. Its’ cap is a directional compass with weather symbols in relief. A weathervane of four Brant geese flies above, turning freely into the prevailing wind. The concrete bench is inlaid with an 8 ft bronze mountain map of the Olympic Mt range as seen from the park, including the names and altitudes of each of the peaks.