We could tell you that this was what we were trying for but we know our readers are smarter than that. The truth is that Alki was so crowded we went up on the hill to a typical West Seattle street, wires and streetlights included to watch the spectacular Space Needle fireworks display.

Even with a partially obscured view, and no beautiful reflections in the water, it was great.

Happy New Year West Seattle. Thanks everyone for all your support and readership throughout 2010.

Thank you to Siddharth Shah and family for sending their spectacular photos of the Space Needle show which you can see by clicking the image above.

Credit for those photos goes to Tarang, Tanvi, Amit and Sid Shah.

Just added more photos from David Rosen of SlickPix Photography whose photos are truly world class, just amazing captures.