Thursday, April 3, 2008

Writing on The Wall

This is The Wall behind the Bellingham High School along the bike path into town. It's where the high school kids hang out and skate or smoke. Or both.

Looking at this graffiti is pretty neat. This one wall, as you can see, has been painted over and over again. But still the writing returns. This is a bright wall on which to see the different forms of painted expression. And fortunately graffiti is not too prevalent in Bellingham. An occasional scribble here or there. I am glad it is limited primarily to this wall.

Day two of the fast. Nothing has really changed. Raw fruits and veggies. Oops, and one cup of black coffee. It's amazing how good raw veggies and spices can taste with things like lemon juice and pepper and salt substitute (although I do normally eat plenty of sea salt). And to sample the many herbal teas of Bellingham. Yummy.

And tonight I switched from jazz to the local college station: KUGS. A cool change.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

for the Bellingham graffitti, check out the large rock on the incoming I-5 by Lake Padden. It is always covered with "tasteful" graffitti and painted over each week (?)~ only to be started again..
Like a giant billboard of artistic expression~

Gerry wishes you luck with the fast~ hang in there dude...

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Jeff Westcott said...

...or the rock on the I-5 around the Alger exit.

Anonymous said...

LOL~ yes, that is the one I meant....
old age~ memory loss~ catching up on me...

Anonymous said...

hey im a writer from bellingham i write blaze two and my crewe is mstc sin writes by my i know everyone in gak i envy anyone with enough balls to go out and express them selves through street art in is very unfortunate that we yhave so little graff in bellingham

Anonymous said...

Keep up the good work.