Iconic Northwest Mural

This beautiful mural is located on Prospect street right next to the Whatcom Museum.   It was painted by East Los Streetscapers, a collaborative studio for public art that designs "culturally relevant and architecturally compatible" street art.   I've gone by several times hoping to capture a photo with no cars parked, but alas I gave up.

Weekend Reflections: Desire

For those with a hankering for wild Alaskan salmon, the Desire Fish Company's floating storefront at Squalicum Harbor is a local favorite.

...and join me in wishing Lizziviggi a happy birthday today!

Salmon Fishing

A bristling bouquet of fishing poles

whip and snap and splash at sunset,

wielded by a line of diverse souls:

professors and retailers and transients,

college students and firemen

brought together by enthusiasm

for salmon.

Whatcom Creek

This piece of creek is quiet.
Too near the ocean,
the salmon have gone by it
And this piece of creek flows on,
Indifferent to the messy miracle upriver
of births and deaths that continue forever.