Elizabeth Park concert series and Deadwood Revival
Last night marked the end of the summer concert in the park series at Elizabeth Park in Bellingham Washington and regional band Deadwood Revival brought it to a fine end indeed. Sponsored by the Eldridge Society and supported by Bellingham Parks and Recreation, this series takes place throughout July and August in a four block by four block park historic Bellingham neighborhood; complete with play area for kids, tennis courts, lots of trees and grass, a lovely fountain area, and no kidding – a big gazebo.
I really looked forward to these concerts each Thursday night from 6:00 – 8:00 and spending quality time with my neighbors and dear friends Dorothy, Barb, Sharon, and Jan. It’s a great way to Read Full Article & Comments…
there once was a toad
that sat on the road
a car came a long
then angels sang a song
now toad is part of the road
- Maggie Williams, 3rd grade, yeah it’s missing a few syllables
Moving from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org
Easy right? Well, ‘easy’ is one of those relative words isn’t it? Am I glad I did it? You bet; primarily because had I waited longer, the task would have been more monumental. There are other reasons as well. So, why would one make this migration or why would you chose one over the other? What’s the difference? Read Full Article & Comments…
A book version of my awesome mid-life, up and quit my job and went to Europe for two months European road trip journal and pictures is now available in hard copy or as a pdf file. The book is 168 pages with vivid color pictures on almost all of them. The hard copy is printed on heavy glossy 8.5 X 11 inch paper and is spiral bound with thick stock covers.
My trip took me through France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Monaco, and Italy. I stayed in mostly hostels and some hotels. I saw grandeur, experienced other cultures and met wonderful people; I had great times and some problems along the way and I wrote about it all. Read Full Article & Comments…
After a lovely dinner with my friend Dorothy this evening, we took a walk along the shore at Bellingham Bay and grabbed a bench to watch the sunset, and an amazing sunset it was.
The best part was about 45 minutes after the sun had gone down with its brilliant oranges and reds reflecting in the water. As we sat there, we had the pleasure of being serenaded by a young fellow sitting down by the rocks, looking out toward the sea, playing a ukulele and singing a song I didn’t recognize. He was several feet away and so we could only just hear Read Full Article & Comments…
Being an amateur photographer since high school way back in the &)’s and since going pro for two years doing industrial, aerial, wedding, portrait, and other photography, which took all the fun out of it for me; I was always used to carrying around a large bag with all sort of pockets and cubby holes and a strapped on tripod.
Back in the days of carrying two Nikon F3’s plus six or seven lenses including the much cherished nocturnal lens, a flash system which consisted of a big ass hand held speedlight and a smaller version to snap on to the hot shoe for back up. I carried liquid and solid cleaners, shutter releases, about eight of my favorite filters, a light meter, power packs, and Read Full Article & Comments…
