tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72289930225794717862024-03-12T00:34:12.650-07:00BELLINGHAM DAILY PHOTOCAPTURING THE BEAUTIFUL, THE MUNDANE, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY
IN THE CITY OF SUBDUED EXCITEMENTlizziviggihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921603615699013169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-54896812779394140402012-12-27T08:01:00.001-08:002012-12-27T08:01:23.487-08:00It's not Farewell<div>
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We've greatly enjoyed the opportunity the City Daily Photo has given us to step back and observe our beautiful city as a visitor might see it - noticing the people, places and details that we would otherwise pass by in our daily rush.</div>
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However, as our families have grown over the last several years that rush has become a stampede and it's all we can do to keep up with the daily reality of school schedules, homework and chasing after the next generation. Rather than let Bellingham Daily Photo become a chore that must compete for time with all the others, Lizzi, Lorelle and I have decided to let it wind down for the time being so we can focus on our families.</div>
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We are humbled by the support and generous spirit the City Daily Photo community has shown our little blog over the last several years and would like to thank each of you for the time you have taken from your own busy days to swing by our blog for a visit.</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-87911148002897814852012-12-21T10:49:00.004-08:002012-12-21T10:49:46.853-08:00Happy Winter Solstice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Labyrinth Walk in Eastsound on Orcas Island.</div>
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On a side note, I'm sad to say that I can no longer keep up my half of the daily end of Bellingham Daily Photo. I enjoy taking pictures and will continue to do so, but with two young daughters, I just do not have the time or energy to post daily. Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you drop in occasionally to see what we are up to.</div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-4893822207414706142012-12-15T05:00:00.000-08:002012-12-15T05:00:02.284-08:00A Beach in Miniature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just stumbled across this photo and have no idea where it was, but I was struck by how much this looks like a diorama of a beach. </div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-6479597979653229182012-12-14T09:53:00.000-08:002012-12-14T09:53:14.837-08:00On the Forest Floor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These mushrooms were poking up through the fall leaves on a recent hike in the woods. I did a quick search online but couldn't find anything that looked like these. Any mushroom experts out there know what these are?</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-83684301294068198622012-12-07T09:06:00.000-08:002012-12-07T09:06:52.879-08:00Skywatch Friday: World of Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On our last night in Disneyland we wandered over to California Adventure to watch the World of Color display over the Paradise Bay Lagoon. Jets of water and laser dance over the lagoon in time with music from many of Disney's movies combined with footage from the film projected on sheets of water. A few fireballs are mixed in for impact as well. Well done Disney, well done.</div>
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Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-34860349279337682642012-12-06T06:22:00.002-08:002012-12-06T06:22:46.307-08:00Tow Mater!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We left Bellingham behind last weekend for Disneyland so BDP is going to follow along for a few days. </div>
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Tow Mater came cruising down the street as we entered Cars Land in California Adventure. Cars Land is new and its incredible. You feel as if your actually standing in Radiator Springs. I"ll get some more pictures up over the weekend.</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-69358780863508330492012-12-04T09:10:00.001-08:002012-12-04T09:10:52.783-08:00Katie's Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Everyone needs a little treat sometime, right? Recently, my daughter and I visited the cupcake shop in Fairhaven made famous on the Food Network's show Cupcake Wars. They won the top prize and I can certainly tell why, simply yummy.</div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-37096197532756330152012-12-03T08:12:00.000-08:002012-12-03T08:12:09.791-08:00The End of a Rainbow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This fantastic rainbow greeted me as I drove down to the bottom of my street. I scrambled for my camera and was able to capture one shot before it began to disappear.</div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-80586960113204783162012-12-02T10:14:00.000-08:002012-12-02T10:14:14.446-08:00Duck Pond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A lazy dazy ducky day at Whatcom Falls Park.</div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-44650067106881742082012-11-27T08:52:00.001-08:002012-11-27T08:52:53.281-08:00Chill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A very chilly morning greets visitors to Bayview Cemetery. </div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-53320639525437356212012-11-26T08:26:00.000-08:002012-11-26T08:26:46.900-08:00Eagle Eyes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As we were playing down at the beach this weekend and throwing rocks into the lake, I noticed we had someone watching us. This beautiful eagle was perched high at the top of a nearby tree and surveyed the lake for his next meal. Even from high up, he was magnifying.</div>
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Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-7218746943766394122012-11-25T05:00:00.000-08:002012-11-25T05:00:03.609-08:00Flying over Mount Rainier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband flew to Arkansas last month on business. He snapped this lovely photo of Mount Rainier on his way down south. I was awed by the mountain's beauty and the fantastic day.</div>
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Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-88361749237441388392012-11-24T10:54:00.001-08:002012-11-24T11:01:22.249-08:00Sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week as the sun set it peeked out from underneath the clouds and turned the entire sky and underside of the clouds orange. I scrambled for the camera but by the time I was set up it had started to fade. It was still a beautiful sunset though...</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-59160235534097392192012-11-22T08:52:00.001-08:002012-11-22T08:52:55.748-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Thanksgiving from Bellingham Daily Photo!</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-90103018755481016972012-11-21T09:18:00.003-08:002012-11-21T09:18:14.067-08:00Thankful for Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wishing all of you a warm and happy Thanksgiving. I couldn't be more thankful for my fantastic little family. Tomorrow we will join even more family, and enjoy a fun and chaotic day filled with laughter and great food.</div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-68727561865307249902012-11-19T09:25:00.001-08:002012-11-19T09:25:44.559-08:00Lower Fork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On a nice fall day, my family enjoyed a peaceful fall drive to see some colorful falling leaves. Thankfully, my husband grew up in rural Whatcom County and was able to take us on some back roads that I never knew existed. We crossed the Nooksack river a few times.</div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-22059260023150188992012-11-17T08:48:00.001-08:002012-11-17T08:48:43.507-08:00Morning's First Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Remnants of last night's rain catch the morning light.</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-47744997139262326192012-11-16T05:00:00.000-08:002012-11-16T05:00:13.055-08:00Raptor Ridge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lizzi and I ditched the kids last weekend and got out for a brief hike up to the Raptor Ridge viewpoint south of Bellingham. These rustic stairs are the beginning of the final ascent up out of the forested valley floor to a rock cliff that forms the viewpoint. The morning was cold enough that snow flurries greeted us at when we reached the top.</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-65423960047898871072012-11-13T09:40:00.000-08:002012-11-13T09:40:11.365-08:00Rates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How do our downtown parking rates compare with yours? It never feels like too much for me, I can usually reach to the bottom of my purse for whatever is there to cover it. But then I rarely park downtown during the weekdays, usually just on weekends and they are free.</div>
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Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-61129965250487693832012-11-12T09:04:00.000-08:002012-11-12T09:04:13.750-08:00Layover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking northeast from Anacortes towards the Cascade Mountains in Canada. On our last trip to the San Juan Islands, we missed our scheduled ferry by three cars, so we enjoyed a few hours on the beach.</div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-52346938355184987562012-11-08T05:00:00.000-08:002012-11-08T05:00:05.343-08:00Silhouette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of the trees in Memorial Park that I was hoping to catch the fall colors on last weekend. I think this one may be even more striking in silhouette.</div>
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Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-27472711341845301162012-11-06T09:09:00.001-08:002012-11-06T09:09:31.630-08:00Unwanted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One last pumpkin shot for the end of the season. I think its a little sad the way some of left over pumpkins are just left to rot in the field. </div>
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On a side note, I turned in my ballot yesterday. I'm a little sad that there are no longer polling places in Whatcom County and I wasn't able to collect my little "I Voted" sticker to wear the rest of the day. I hope everyone votes today and proudly wears their stickers!</div>
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Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-63019412136243244012012-11-05T08:32:00.001-08:002012-11-05T08:32:37.015-08:00Docked<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Anacortes Ferry Terminal as seen from the beach. This ferry had just arrived from Sidney, British Columbia. As the cars unloaded, those of us waiting for our ferry to the San Juan Islands had to wait behind a locked gate as customs agents processed the cars and then swept through the ferry. </div>
Lorellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919654551566818779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-10402821483395946232012-11-03T09:25:00.002-07:002012-11-03T09:25:29.707-07:00Memorial Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We took the kids to memorial park yesterday to play in the fall leaves before they are gone for the season. The park is centered around a memorial sculpture to honor local service members killed in the line of duty. It's kind of a forgotten park, tucked between my daughter's elementary school and the freeway, but it is covered in lawn and spotted with huge old trees.</div>
Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159209489700370226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228993022579471786.post-36777404769682473172012-11-02T08:32:00.001-07:002012-11-02T08:34:16.074-07:00Skywatch Friday: Morning Trickles In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a week of rain, a touch of color this morning suggests we may see a little sun today.<br />
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