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Downer Field Bellingham is a small baseball stadium located in Bellingham, Washington. The venue has been used for amateur baseball since it opened in 1962 and has been the home field of the Bellingham Mariners of the Northwest League since their inception in 2006. Downer Field is also the home field of the University of Montana Grizzlies baseball team.

The Bellingham Aquatic Center is a recreation facility that features a diving well, a pool with a slide and a spa, as well as two smaller ball fields. The facility is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and is also available for rent for private events. In addition to its recreational facilities, the Aquatic Center hosts the Downer Ball Field, which is used for organized leagues and tournaments.

Geri Fields Bellingham, a.k.a. Grateful Geri, started her own photography business in 2007 after working as a photojournalist for the Associated Press and Getty Images. Her work has been featured in TIME, Newsweek, The New York Times, and other publications. In 2013, she published her first book, "Grateful: A Year of Photography."

A native of Oregon, Fields moved to Bellingham in 2000 with her husband and two young daughters. After years of photographing people and places around town – gardens, fishing boats, the waterfront – she turned her lens inward and began documenting her own life and family. "I was really trying to learn about myself," she says, "and to connect with my own little world."

The result is a series of beautifully composed images that explore the delicate beauty of everyday moments: a toddler learning to ride a bike; a grandmother tending a vegetable garden; friends sharing laughs and memories. "I wanted to show how magical everything can be," Fields says. "Even if we're just living our lives."

Located in Bellingham, Washington, Battersby Field is a historic ballpark that has been home to the Bellingham Mariners of the Pacific Coast League since 1948. The ballpark, which underwent a $2 million renovation in 2011, features a restored grandstand and an ornate pavilion that was originally built for the 1938 World's Fair. In addition to the Mariners, the ballpark has also been home to the Bellingham Fairies of the Northwest League, as well as the Yakima Sun Kings and Wenatchee Apples of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.