Tag Archives: San Juan Islands

Sunshine afternoon, owl evening

By Betsy | Published: December 22, 2009
I think this painting is finished now. It had more detail before; I did a white wash over the trees because they seemed too bright on the canvas, and now I’m not sure I like the outcome. Ah, well. It’s just a little snapshot, via paintbrush, of a chunk of our wintry [...]
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Uncle Sam keeping us safe

By Betsy | Published: November 11, 2008
  Since we live near the Canadian border (those islands you can see in the distance of this photo are Canada), the US Coast Guard takes a lively interest in our comings and goings. Yesterday afternoon, apparently, some neighbors were riding home together on a small boat from a nearby (American, not Canadian) island. [...]
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