washington: What Is It? What's the Difference? - 02/14/09 02:43 PM
The following pictures are of three different siding materials that look quite a bit alike. Knowing what each is and the pros and cons of each may be important when you purchase that next home.
Cement Asbestos Siding
Asphalt Shingle Siding
Striated Cedar Siding
As you can … (4 comments)
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washington: This years gardens - 05/29/08 11:55 AM
I haven't posted in this group in a while. Just took a few pictures of the perrenial gardens at my place yesterday and thought I would share a few.
This view is looking toward the house from near the street.
Looking at the house and gardens from the South.
Looking at … (21 comments)
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washington: My Book Meme with thanks to Deborah Pearce - 12/07/07 01:51 PM
How does an avid reader talk about his five favorite books? I don't think I can choose five favorites. I'v been reading for 60 years and may have thousands of favorites. What I'll do, I think, is choose some recently read and some I think are notable.
Last night we had our … (16 comments)
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washington: Sand In The City - 08/04/07 10:05 PM
This weekend, Bellingham,Washington hosted a sand sculpture contest. It covered the three days of Friday through Sunday. I happened upon it quite by accident, but since I did have my camera with me, I thought I would check it out. All the entries had an architect as a sponsor, and they … (16 comments)
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washington: Noxious Weeds - 08/04/07 09:46 PM
Most exotic garden plants are not particularly problematic. The majority of garden plants do come from elsewhere in the world. Some of them, because of their invasive nature, become a serious problem for the well being of native plants when the spread to wild areas. One of the main ways they … (15 comments)
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washington: My Backyard Mountains - 08/04/07 09:22 PM
Since I mentioned Mountaineering/climbing in my recent MEME I thought I would show a few peaks that appear just East of Bellingham, Washington. They are all part of the range known as the North Cascades. I call these my backyard because they are relatively easy to access. There are a number of trailheads … (5 comments)
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washington: Nooksack Falls - 08/04/07 02:43 AM
East of Bellingham, Washington there is a not very well known set of falls on the North Fork of the Nooksack River (A fork that is solely glacier melt water) at about mile 46 on the Mt. Baker Highway on the way up to Heather Meadows. This fall, which is two … (6 comments)
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washington: Summer Food - 08/04/07 02:41 AM
As the summer progresses, this Bellingham, Washington vegetable garden gets more out of control. The pumkins and squashes leap out of their beds and fill the pathways. The fourth succession planting of brocolli is ready to harvest. The corn is producing tassles. Eggplants have started producing fruit. Tomato plants and pepper plants … (21 comments)
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washington: Ajo Harvest - 08/04/07 02:19 AM
Last week I harvested my garlic (Ajo in Spanish). I grow both hardneck (rocambole) and soft neck garlics. I grow several varieties of hardneck because I like their flavor and ease of peeling. I grow the soft neck because they keep longer. Hardnecks will lusually last till December and soft necks … (2 comments)
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washington: Tour de France. Uh, Bellingham - 08/04/07 02:10 AM
The road I live on is very rural and thus has very little traffic. The local (Bellingham, Washington) cycling club uses it for practices and on Tuesday evenings, races. There are usually 60 to 70 bicycles involved in these races. The do a number of laps on a large loop that … (6 comments)
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washington: Riparian Repair - 07/28/07 01:35 PM
This is a quick look at an intergovernmental/private money project to restore the riparian area along sections of the Nooksack River just outside Bellingham, Washington. This area, which is prime wetland habitat, had been poorly used for many years. It is home to many species of duck, overwintering area for Trumpeter … (9 comments)
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washington: Commercial Fishing - 07/28/07 01:27 PM
Bellingham, Washington has a long and active history of commercial fishing. In its heyday there were a number of very large Salmon Canneries around Bellingham Bay. Today, with the decline of Salmon runs and the major control of fishing grounds to keep the worlds oceans from becoming a desert, local fishers … (12 comments)
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washington: Local Independents, A Free Press - 07/22/07 09:07 AM
I'm sitting here this early Sunday morning looking at a group of local independent newspapers. These papers, in this era of only three corporate owners of news media, are the last bastion of a free press in this country. These locals, all with a slightly different political bent than each other, … (0 comments)
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washington: Not Your Mother's Porridge - 07/22/07 07:51 AM
There has long been a raging argument over the best way to make oatmeal. Stay with me now, I know that many people don't like oatmeal. Try this way some time and maybe it'll change your mind. I learned this way years ago and it is the only way I'll eat … (4 comments)
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washington: Crawlspace? No It's a Deck! - 07/19/07 12:11 PM
Not all WDO (wood destroying organism) damage is limited to crawl spaces. The following pictures show a deck in need of replacement. There are several reasons why this deck is in the shape it's in. When it was built, the structural lumber was not pressure treated. The joists are Douglas Fir … (16 comments)
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washington: Fire Hazard - 07/19/07 10:45 AM
I think a while back a colleague did a post on chimney's and their problems. I thought I'd show this one to illustrate why it is important to get chimneys inspected and cleaned annually. Creosote buildup can burn your house down. And it can happen fast.
This is a chimney fire just … (23 comments)
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washington: Coffee Boxes - 07/18/07 03:50 PM
Back when our youngest was going to College, to get summer money she worked at a drive through espresso stand. She derogatorily called them "coffee boxes" because little boxes is what they looked like. Since that time, the drive throughs have gotten a little more creative in their design. Here, without … (19 comments)
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washington: Nice House, Bad Bugs - 07/16/07 03:00 PM
When I arrived at this house to inspect it, a nice young couple buying their first house, I thought that this one would be easy. 70s rambler that appears to have been kept in nice condition. New roof, new siding, sweet. As I looked around I found a few things that made … (12 comments)
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washington: More Trees - 06/25/07 11:00 AM
On a previous blog post I showed a number of specimen trees on my property just outside Bellingham, Washington. The trees I'm showing on this post are some more mature ones. These I didn't plant, but were instrumental in making the decision to buy this property ten years ago. The gardens … (0 comments)
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washington: Dutch Treat - 06/21/07 11:57 AM
Yesterday I was doing an inspection in Lynden, Washington. Lynden is a small town Northeast of Bellingham, Washington. It was founded in the late 1800s by Dutch immigrants. Lynden, Washington is a very clean and well kept community. The downtown area looks like a little bit of Holland.
Lynden also has a unique entry. … (4 comments)
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