Saturday, May 2nd, Bellingham will be hosting a most unusual parade that celebrates our community, creativity and our connection with nature, The Procession of the Species. Fun loving environmental friendly folks will be wearing self made costumes of birds, salmon, owls and others. This years theme is fire, water, earth and air.
There are 3 rulest to join the parade:
- No live animals,
- No motorized vehicles, and
- No words written or spoken.
Bellingham's version of the event has been going on since 2004, nationwide since 1995 to bring attention to the Endangered Species Act. Come out and join the fun. The procession will begin at City Hall at 4 pm and go to Maritime Heritage Park.
image courtesy of flickr.com by JesReeves
I feel so fortunate to live in this beautiful place called Bellingham. One of the things I enjoy so much about being here is being around the waterfront, and having water views all around. Driving in and out of Fairhaven on the Boulevard and seeing the Bay is always a joy. Sometimes I’ll drive down 36th Street out of Fairhaven, which is another great place to see the Bay. I was out taking some pictures and looking at condos in Fairhaven today and thought I’d see how many Bay view condos are available in Bellingham today.
I just recently discovered a great resource for anyone with kids in Bellingham. 
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The Bellingham Farmers Market will come to life for the 17th year on Saturday April 4 with the mayor tossing out the cabbage to open the season. Farmer's, crafter's, and food vendors will take to the Depot Market Square Saturday at 10:00 AM. You'll be able to buy fresh organic produce, although probably not much yet this time of year, bedding plants, trees, flowers, as well as jewelry, furniture, hula hoop's, art, baked goods, and of course lunch from the large variety of food vendors. There will be organic eggs and cupcakes, ice cream and coffee not to mention the live entertainment for the buskers singing and playing music, juggling and doing magic. There's the occasional clown and someone making balloon animals.
I have fond memories of being a vendor at the market for many years. In my former career as a massage therapist I look forward to doing chair massage at the market every Saturday at a booth we called The Palms. You can still get a 15 minute massage to release distress of the day at the market. The market is a social phenomena as well as a place to buy stuff. Lots of people in Bellingham look forward to farmers market not only to buy their organic food, but to see their friends and acquaintances. After long winter it's good to get out and see people you might not have seen in a long while.
