Duck Pond

A lazy dazy ducky day at Whatcom Falls Park.

Duck Days

Two super sweet little girls (yes, I'm probably a bit biased on that fact) look for ducks to feed at the pond at Whatcom Falls Park.  Summer seems to have left us a little early and the last week has required a lot of long sleeved sort of days. 

 

Color!

This time of year there isn't a lot of bright colors out and about.  No flowers yet and still many gray days.  But northwest moss is bright and lovely in this glorious shade of green.  I also love the texture.  It's beautiful on this shaded rock on our walk of Whatcom Falls Park, not so pretty in my lawn though.



Whatcom Falls Walk

My friend Alex, her children, and mine cross the bridge over Whatcom Falls on a wet winter walk of the park.

Leaving

This beautiful old retaining wall guides you out of Whatcom Falls Park.



The Falls

In case you were wondering yesterday what my family was looking at from that beautiful bridge, here it is.  Whatcom Falls.in all its beauty.  This park is situated in the middle of Bellingham, though once you are in the park it feels like you are whisked away somewhere up in the Cascades.

Green

My husband lifts my older daughter up to look over the bridge to see Whatcom Falls.  

Meal Time

The ducks come racing as my daughter approaches. They know it means a yummy lunch of stale bread at Whatcom Falls Park.

Doting Parent

This stately mother/father is always somewhere nearby her/his nest at the edge of Whatcom Falls Park. This was taken across the street at Bloedel Donovan Park-- still within an eagle-eyed view of her/his babies.

Through the Web

I've been treating every warm, sunny day as if it could be our last... according to most reports, it's going to be a particularly cold and wet winter. We've been blessed with sunshine this week, and so we've had a picnic every day. The ducks appreciated the leftover crumbs, but the spider had his own lunch.

Whatcom Falls: Through the Looking-Gate

Whatcom Falls, seen through one of the decorative bridge arches.

Trestle at Whatcom Falls Park

This is the abandoned train trestle over Whatcom Falls Creek. At first glance, you might not notice them, but there are long white pipes dangling over the creek for a stretch. I don't know what their purpose is, but my best guess is measuring water level. Any other ideas? A not very pretty art installation?

Theme Day: Wood

This ancient remnant of railroad trestle through Whatcom Falls Park is all that remains to remind us that trains ever ran through town. This Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific track, built in 1916, used to connect Larson's Mill to Bellingham Bay. The only current train route is around the edge of the bay.

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Spirit of the Falls

The falling water
extends a ghostly hand.
It reaches for the sun
while the rest of its body
rushes to the sea.

Whatcom Falls

Now that we've had some rain, Whatcom Falls is finally worth taking pictures of again.

"Aaaiiiiiiii!"

Here is another cliff-jumper at Whatcom Falls Park. He was pretty nervous, and stood at the edge thinking about it for about twenty minutes before he went for it. I wish I could have gotten a shot of his expression when he finally jumped, but seeing as how I would have had to jump backwards in front of him with a waterproof camera, that wasn't gonna happen!

Cliff Jumping is not for Sissies...

...so go ahead and call me a sissy, because I just took pictures! Whatcom Falls Park is the hot spot for jumping in Bellingham. If the temperature keeps climbing, I might just be brave enough to try it, because it does look like a fun way to cool off! Some guys were playing a drinking game-- throw the can of beer down, jump in after it, drink and repeat. It looked like quite a nice way to spend a couple hours.