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A big article in the #CascadiaDaily about the recent Whatcom County charter review meeting about #RankedChoiceVoting. It was really a fascinating meeting with four invited guests who are #RCV experts from around the country. Well worth watching the video of the meeting (linked at the end of the article) https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/may/14/ranked-choice-voting-considered-in-whatcom-but-it-would-cost-auditor-says/

#BellinghamWA #Whatcom #WhatcomCounty #ProportionalRepresentation

I took these photos from the end of the Little Squalicum Pier, which extends 1,248 feet (380 meters) out into Bellingham Bay. Absolutely do not miss it if you visit the area.

https://cob.org/services/recreation/parks-trails/parks-guide/little-squalicum-park

#bellinghamwa #cityparks

@TUL suggest you add the #BellinghamWA hashtag too.

Found tent caterpillars in a tree. This is the first one in eight years here. I have a generally favorable view of most garden bugs, but these things become a scourge very quickly if left unchecked.

#BellinghamWA

A nest of small tent caterpillars in a branch cut from a maple tree.

Happy to see a tiny spike in activity and interest in our humble little #BellinghamWA Mastodon instance due to this weekend's illustrious LinuxFest Northwest conference.

#SubduedExcitement #Cascadia #LFNW #LFNW2025 @lfnw #linux #PNW

The video game community is alive and well here in Bellingham.

#nintendo #switch2 #preorder #bellinghamwa #gamestop

@josephholsten

WSDOT just published another shot of the landslide. Looks like it's going to take awhile to clear away all the rocks. Guess I won't be taking the scenic route to #BellinghamWA this weekend.

https://bsky.app/profile/north.wsdot.wa.gov/post/3lnjil7zj3c2v
#pnw #ChuckanutDrive

Aerial view looking down on a rockslide. Rocks slide of the hill on the the left side of the road and are entirely blocking both lanes. To the right of the road, further down the steep incline is a railroad track running parallel to the road.

Rallies nationwide today to protect Social Security from destruction by DOGE and complicit fascist Republicans.

In Bellingham, WA, it's at 2:00 at the Social Security building at Alabama and James streets.

https://handsoffsocialsecurity.org

#BellinghamWA #USpol

Protest sign with 2 messages: (1) Hey DOGE I've paid $158,865 over 40 years for my Social Security & Medicare benefits. FUCK OFF!! (2) Social Security & Medicare: It's okay, you never wanted to retire anyway.

While taking long exposures at Lake Padden, I noticed these two beams in the middle of the lake. I decided they would be the center of my shot and I tried to line them up with the autumn leaves. Then these two birds decided to chill on the beams. So
I made a composite and called it ‘Two Friends’.

#joshuahallerphotography #composite #longexposure #pnw #bellinghamwa

A composite of two birds sitting on two beams in the middle of lake Padden

A great article from @sightlineinstitute about how Proportional Representation would benefit Whatcom County: https://www.sightline.org/2025/04/10/whatcom-county-eyes-a-prime-election-upgrade/

#ProportionalRepresentation #ElectoralReform #WhatcomCounty #Cascadia #BellinghamWA

A dot density map of Whatcom County showing one blue dot for every 50 Democratic voters and one red dot for every 50 Republican voters. You can see that Democrats are clustered in the city of Bellingham and Republicans are the majority in the rural parts of the county, but the map communicates that every part of the county is mixed politically.

Nice article in #CascadiaDaily about one of our favorite local artworks, the "Non Sign II" sculpture at the Blaine border crossing:

https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/apr/08/billboard-sculpture-at-blaine-border-has-welcomed-our-northern-neighbors-to-us-since-2010/

#Cascadia #BellinghamWA #BritishColumbia #WashingtonState #PeaceArch #BlaineWA #border #artwork #sculpture #Canada #PublicArt #LandArt

A photo of the sculpture "Non Sign II" designed by Seattle artists Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo. The work resembles a cloud of wires or steel wool, with a perfectly rectangular void cut out of the center in the size and shape of a highway billboard. In the background, wispy pink and white clouds fill a blue sunset sky. In the foreground we see the silhouette of two human figures, emphasizing the large size of the artwork.

I know this world is killing you

by Disco Sound System on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/t9bVbJb6euYXtQRm9

#music #edm #house #atlanta #bellinghamwa

For a fun diversion with local flavor, try this #Bellingham watercolor map puzzle #AnyMapPuzzle https://bothness.github.io/anymap/R237440?maptiles=watercolor&gridsize=5
#BellinghamWa

big sky booms and lightning + pouring rain in #bellinghamwa #wawx

#bellinghamwa
#whatcomcounty

Protest privatization of the postal service today at the Orleans post office branch (Orleans at Sunset) in Bellingham, WA, from 1:30 to 3:00.

The Bellingham Trans Day of Visibility rally is on Monday the 31st at 4 PM and they are still looking for speakers

There is another event down the street at 6 PM with a panel discussion about national and local laws impacting trans folks. That one requires registration and costs $1:
https://givebutter.com/BHMLZF

#bellinghamwa #trans

Trans Day of Visibility Rally, Monday March 31st at 4 PM. Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie St.

I have this side quest in life: Show people how interesting the construction industry can be. Here are some photos I've taken along the way to prove it.

1. Sitka (by Silver Bay), AK 2014: This project was my first project in the field, acting as the site Quality Control coordinator.

2. Bellingham (Cordata Neighborhood), WA 2019: A winter sunrise shot on the project that pulled me over to the earthwork/civil construction side of the company.

3. Bellingham, WA, 2022: I took this photo of Bellingham from the deck of a barge in the Bellingham Bay as it was being converted to support our company's marine work in Alaska. I wasn't involved in this one, but what a cool opportunity to check it out.

4. Bellingham (Old Town Neighborhood), WA 2025: I'm just really excited about this project. The site was a metal recycling plant on the edge of downtown for many years and I really feel like developing it is going to be beneficial for housing and connecting neighborhoods. That tall machine is for driving rammed aggregate piers into the ground to support the foundation of the new building. I'm the project manager for the earthwork on this one.

#construction #constructionlife #BellinghamWA #SitkaAK

#BellinghamWA
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The Bellingham Queer Collective is having a Spring Dance this weekend: https://www.bellinghamqueercollective.org/

All queer fairies, elves, sorcerers, and furry friends are welcome

I may have an extra VIP ticket if someone is going to be in town

#bellinghamwa #pnw #queer

Dang, I'm really going to miss Zane Burger in #BellinghamWA. The thing I appreciated the most was their order ticket printer used red ink for any special instructions, and they NEVER messed up a special dietary request.

Just what we need, another bank. :(

#BellinghamWA

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