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"On June 22, 1891, American and Canadian dignitaries and thousands of onlookers gather in New Whatcom (later Bellingham) to celebrate the arrival of the first regularly-scheduled Canadian Pacific train. Mischief erupts when two local fire companies, placed on either side of the rail tracks and instructed to aim their hoses to form a welcoming arch of water for the train to pass under, aim their hoses at each other instead."

https://historylink.org/File/10801

#History #BellinghamWA #pnw #OnThisDay

I snapped this photo yesterday because I was feeling cranky about the cool, damp morning and I needed to remind myself that gloom is what makes this place so spectacular.

#pnw #treescape #Bellinghamwa #seasonaldepression

Photo is half partially cloudy sky and half hillside with pine trees. There is an apartment building in the center of the bottom of the frame.

Marine Park has become the place I ‘need’ to go to in order to feel calm. Listening to the water here has brought so much peace to me whenever I visit that I almost don’t feel the need to take photos. Which makes me love this place more!

#photography #joshuahallerphotography #bellinghamwa #whatcomcounty #bluehour #printsforsale

The last sunset of 2023 has some pink hues to mix with the blue hour.

In #BellinghamWA , this will be in front of City Hall at 3:00pm.

Did a radio interview re: myself and the music streaming platform I'm building. It's going to be on the program "On That Note" with Zack - KZAX 94.9FM at 6:00pm Pacific Time (GMT-7, approximately 4.75 hours from when I posted this).

KZAX is part of a nonprofit in Washington that "empowers, supports, and creates opportunities for local artists and musicians."

We'll talk about me and Subjam, songs that evoke emotions, and my parking lot bar fight story between members of two different bands.

Listen Live link: https://www.radiorethink.com/tuner/?stationCode=kzax

#kzax #onthatnote #subjam #bellingham #bellinghamwa

Hot Damn Scandal just before they started their set at the Odd Fellows Temple Room in #bellinghamwa on May 30, 2025

Bellingham's first Flock automatic license plate reader (ALPR) to get added to the public awareness map at deflock.me is at the entrance to Lowes from Orleans.

This is a common route for me, I'll have to get a photo next time I go by it.

These are the same data collection & surveillance devices used in the recent articles on a TX sheriff who searched 83,000 cameras nationwide for a woman who had an abortion.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-got-abortion-so-texas-cop-used-83000-cameras-track-her-down

https://deflock.me/map#map=16/48.770934/-122.460222

#BellinghamWA #Flock #privacy

OpenStreetMap view of Bellingham, Washington, Sunset Square shopping area. A pin indicating the orientation of a license plate reader camera is shown in the Lowes parking lot.

In other, absolutely bonkers, local news for my home, 250 MILLION BEES.

#bellinghamwa #savethebees

I noticed this bucket way up in a tree along a path in my neighborhood. No idea how or why it's there.

Storytime!

I tried to search the internet to find out if we're doing bug trapping or something, but my town is currently embroiled in a battle with the state Department of Transportation because residents keep putting giant stuffed sloths in the trees next to the interstate and DOT keeps talking them down. So, all searches about things in trees in my town yield sloths.

#trees #bucket #wtf #sloth #bellinghamwa

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.

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