HALFWAY THROUGH 2009

This time of year I walk up the hill to Northridge Woods instead of down the hill to Whatcom Falls Park. If I go down the hill, there are too many mosquitoes for me. Halfway up the hill is a view through the trees of downtown Bellingham, Bellingham Bay, Lummi Island and maybe Orcas Island. Maybe Eliza Island, too. After the 4th of July, the mosquitoes are usually gone but I continue to walk up the hill for most of the summer.