whatcomcounty: 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)
whatcomcounty: Garden Tour - 06/25/07 10:14 AM
On Saturday, my wife and I went on the Whatcom Horticultural Society's Tour of Private Gardens. This is an annual event that hilights private gardens in Bellingham and other communities in Whatcom County. This years tour was the 21st annual. There were five gardens in the tour (self guided), all in (0 comments)
whatcomcounty: 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)
whatcomcounty: Ocean to Snow Road - 06/16/07 12:30 PM
I had the occasion to work in the village of Glacier yesterday. It was a grey rainy day but thought I might take a few pictures of the diversity we find on State Route 542, more commonly known as the Mt. Baker Highway. This road travels from near the water in (5 comments)
whatcomcounty: Garden Tour, Bellingham/Whatcom County Washington - 06/12/07 05:22 PM
On Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24, the 21st Annual Tour of Private Gardens, put on by the Whatcom Horticultural Society, will take place. This is a magnificent, self guided tour, of usually, 5 to 6 private gardens. My own garden was on this tour a few years ago. This (3 comments)
whatcomcounty: The Stimson Reserve, A Little Known Gem of Bellingham and the Whatcom Park System - 06/09/07 12:35 PM
On the Lake Louise Rd. route out to Sudden Valley one can notice an unmarked small parking lot on the left. This is parking for the trailhead at Stimson Family Nature Reserve. The core of this reserve was donated to the Whatcom Land Trust in the year 2000 in memory of (0 comments)
whatcomcounty: Fine Furniture - 05/22/07 03:13 PM
Now that I am no longer building fine structures to live in, my creative urges are finding new outlets. Just thought I would show the latest piece out of my woodworking shop. We've had the same old coffee table for fifteen years and were getting kind of tired of it. This (5 comments)
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