Did you hear about the whales in Elliott Bay?

Okay, so I’m scrolling through, sipping my cardamom chai, and I see this — orcas *and* a gray whale, just hanging out in Elliott Bay? I mean, I know we get them in the Sound, for sure, and sometimes you’ll see them from a ferry heading to Bainbridge, but right there, in the ferry lanes, heading into the bay? That's super wild, isn't it? It just feels like one of those moments that reminds you, even with all the cranes and Amazon towers reshaping the skyline, this city is still connected to something bigger, you know? Like, you're driving down Alaskan Way, trying to avoid a tourist, and then suddenly, there's a pod of orcas. It’s a good day when the mountains are out, but it's a *great* day when the whales decide to visit downtown.

I mean, it’s just so perfectly Seattle, isn't it? You can be stuck in traffic on the Viaduct – okay, the *old* Viaduct, but you get what I mean – or waiting for a bus in SoDo, and then the Sound just reminds you of its majesty. It's like the city stops for a second, everyone just collectively gasps, like when Rainier finally decides to show her face after weeks of clouds. You just have to pause and appreciate it. That’s Seattle — Rainier's out, everything's forgiven. And sometimes, the orcas are out too.

Preet Kaur-Sullivan, MiTL Sports Desk.

You know, the MiTL morning crew probably has some super funny takes on this — check them out at mornings.live.