The Vuecrest View August 2021 In This Issue: Joy and Bob Speak Duck Keeping Track of Airport Noise Pollution More Vintage Vuecrest Report Back on the "Old Fashion Vuecrest 4th of July Celebration" Dylan’s Neighborhood Food Drive MyBellevue City Service App Keep Your Contact Information Current Calendar Items: Vuecrest Book Club Meetings (NOW Meeting IN PERSON!) Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting REMOTE ACCESS Info Below Thursday, August 5th at 6:00P Joy and Bob Speak Duck For the past four years a mommy Mallard (who usually resides at Lake Washington) adopted Joy and Bob’s 8’x 6’ backyard water feature at their Vuecrest residence as a personal nesting zone. Here’s the fun story from Joy regarding their Mallard B & B... “This last Saturday our resident mallards had 11 new baby ducklings, which they proudly presented to us that morning and stayed until around 6:30PM in the evening. Then, the mother mallard marched all of them out of our yard and down to the lake. Bob followed them along their route (they mostly stayed on the roads), stopping traffic at intersections so they could cross safely. As they neared the water's edge the mom became confused about which way to get to the water, so Bob coaxed them the final few feet so they could reach the water.” “But here's the most amazing thing: earlier during that afternoon the mother mallard (Gertrude) came walking over to me on the patio where we had been watching them for the whole day so far. (this is the 4th year we've done this routine - the mother mallard is always there but the dad is long gone from this "birthing event" and aftermath). I thought she wanted food and offered her a bowl of duck food. She just stood there getting closer to me, made a few little clucking sounds at me, then walked out in the yard, turned and flew away! At first, I was absolutely horrified that she'd left all her babies!” “But, we quickly surmised that she was leaving them for us to babysit while she ran an errand...or had some other urgent business. Sure enough, she returned in exactly 10 minutes acting like nothing had happened. Meanwhile, the little ducklings weren't bothered in the least that she'd left. They happily splashed away the whole time in the pond and then in their kiddie pool that we had put water in for them to wade and play in. When their mom came back they didn't even seem to notice that she had been gone!” “We convinced ourselves that she had intentionally trusted us as surrogate grandparents who would look after her little ones while she was gone. Who knows if this is true, but we sure felt privileged at the time.” “What a great day it was.” - Joy Thanks for sharing your story, Joy! Please send us pictures and an update on next year's visit. Keeping Track of Airport Noise Pollution Our amazing President, Chris Bodiford, is on the move again! He has begun monitoring the aircraft noise pollution over Vuecrest. As the FAA makes changes to airspace across the US, it may impact many communities with loud aircraft noise for the first time. Please join him in reporting noise complaints to http://airnoise.io/ <http://airnoise.io/>. More Vintage Vuecrest More pictures from the archives. Love the financing terms! Report back on the "Old Fashion Vuecrest 4th of July Celebration" We hope you were there as we revisited a place where country was honored by a simple and poignant flag ceremony, the police and fire departments were considered an important extension of the community, and the gathering of friends and family could be modest and unpretentious. The day was pure fun and the weather was in full cooperation! Big thanks to our new Social Director Li Wong and her family for all their work. It was a great success! Dylan’s Neighborhood Food Drive Wed, Aug 4th at 4:00P Dylan, a Junior in High School and one of our Vuecrest neighbors, will continue to pick up food donations the first Wednesday of each month to assist the Renewal Food Bank. Please text or call Dylan at 425.442.7385 for more information regarding a pickup at the end of your driveway. MyBellevue City Service App MyBellevue is a mobile app that makes it possible for people to request services and access city news, jobs and social media easily with their smart phones and other portable devices. Here’s a link to get you there… https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue <https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue> Keep your Vuecrest Contact Information UP-TO-DATE Please make sure that your homeowner contact information, tenant information, and/or property management information is always up to date. Your information is not shared or distributed to any third party and is only used for your informational and safety benefit. Here’s how to update your information…Go to http://www.vuecrest.net/communicate/update-us <http://www.vuecrest.net/communicate/update-us>, Input your information, and click Submit. CALENDAR ITEMS: Vuecrest Book Club (Meeting IN PERSON) Vuecrest has its own Book Club and all residents are welcome to attend. We meet once a month at 7PM, usually on the first Monday at various members’ homes. It is a very relaxed atmosphere with light refreshments served. Feel free to join us to chat, laugh, nibble and meet new friends. Newcomers are always welcome whether or not you’ve had a chance to read the book! Email Mara Pitkethly dtpit@UW.edu <mailto:dtpit@UW.edu> for details. Monthly Remote Board Meeting Thurs, Aug 5th at 6:00P This board meeting will be held remotely. To join the meeting use the link or dial-in information below. Everyone is welcome to join. Please let the Directors know at least three days in advance if you will be bringing any items for discussion so they may be included in the agenda. Join Vuecrest Monthly Board Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81222869957?pwd=bkpwV1Y5clJpMVJKT292RGlyU2p5UT09 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81222869957?pwd=bkpwV1Y5clJpMVJKT292RGlyU2p5UT09> Meeting ID: 812 2286 9957 Passcode: 881964 One tap mobile +12532158782,,81222869957#,,,,*881964# US (Tacoma) +16699006833,,81222869957#,,,,*881964# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 812 2286 9957 Passcode: 881964 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kchu73Oxqp <https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kchu73Oxqp> The usual monthly Board Meeting is held on the first Thursday of each month, but may be changed for holidays or Director’s schedules. Please check www.vuecrest.net <http://www.vuecrest.net/> for updates and contact directors@vuecrest.net <mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> with your questions.